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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
2 dead after house burns down in New Jersey following 'gigantic explosion,' criminal investigation underway
A criminal investigation is underway in New Jersey following the deaths of a man and woman whose home burst into flames after neighbors reported hearing a "gigantic explosion." Officers responded to reports of a loud explosion and fire just after 2 a.m. Sunday in Sewell, New Jersey, according to Fox 29 Philadelphia. "We heard this gigantic explosion. It was so big, I felt like it rocked my whole house," resident Suzanne Pinto told the outlet, adding that she felt her whole house shake and rushed outside to find the neighboring home consumed in a massive fireball. The exact cause of the fire remains unclear. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said the case is being handled as a criminal investigation and that an autopsy will be conducted on both victims to gather more information, the local station reported. There were no other reports of injuries. Vancouver Driver Plows Into Crowd Of People Attending Filipino Festival, Killing Multiple Victims Neither the prosecutor's office nor the Washington Township Police Department immediately responded to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. Read On The Fox News App Fox29 reported that the home was completely destroyed in the blaze, and nearby houses also sustained damage. Another resident, Jill Ralph, told the station she grabbed her husband and 92-year-old mother and drove away as fast as she could from the apparent explosion. Raging Portland Driver Rips Through Rose Parade In Furious Video "Looked out the bedroom window, and the house next door was just full of flames," Ralph said. "It's a shock. It's a shock. Who would have thought? You know, looking next door and there's a house that was there, and now it's gone. And the person in it is gone, too. And it's devastating." Pinto said while she tried to check on her nearby neighbors to see if they were okay, she could tell that the residents inside the burning home couldn't be saved, according to the outlet. "We knew the house was in such a condition, no one could be rescued from that fire," Pinto said. "Just very tragic, very tragic," Pinto added. "I see the guy every day. He has a dog. He walks up and down the street all day."Original article source: 2 dead after house burns down in New Jersey following 'gigantic explosion,' criminal investigation underway
CBS News
12-05-2025
- CBS News
Video shows aftermath of deadly house fire in Washington Township, New Jersey
A criminal investigation continues after a fire destroyed a Gloucester County home, killing two people inside. In a social media post, Washington Township police said people called 911 to report an explosion early Sunday morning. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office does not believe that what happened at the home on Tranquility Court was an accident. They are looking into what exactly sparked the fire. "I just couldn't go back to sleep after this, and today I'm still very, very nervous about the whole situation," Suzanne Pinto, a neighbor, said. Neighbors living nearby in Washington Township, New Jersey, are still trying to make sense of the fire that took the lives of two people. "I thought, 'Oh my gosh, did something come down from the sky?' It was one massive explosion, and then all you heard was like, it sounded like firecrackers, some people say it sounded like gunshots," Pinto said. Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office believes fire was not accidental Police said it happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday. "It just jolted ya. I've never experienced that before; it was a huge explosion. It scared the heck out of me," Jill Rauf said as firefighters were working to extinguish the flames Sunday morning. Drone Watch 3 showed the charred rubble and what little is left Monday afternoon. The raging fire melted the siding off the immediate neighbors' homes, including Rauf's. "The house is gone! There's nothing left. It's gone and I don't know why," Rauf said. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said a man and a woman were found dead inside. They have yet to be publicly identified as autopsy results are pending. However, Pinto said she has talked to the man who lived there several times. "Didn't know what goes on in his home, of course, but I saw him every day walking his dog," Pinto said. She continued, "He's been here about five years. He rents the home, he's not the homeowner." She and other neighbors believe he lived in the home alone. Prosecutors added that it was an isolated incident, and the house caught fire quickly. They are looking into whether an explosion happened as part of the ongoing criminal investigation.
Fox News
12-05-2025
- Fox News
2 dead after house burns down in New Jersey following 'gigantic explosion,' criminal investigation underway
A criminal investigation is underway in New Jersey following the deaths of a man and woman whose home burst into flames after neighbors reported hearing a "gigantic explosion." Officers responded to reports of a loud explosion and fire just after 2 a.m. Sunday in Sewell, New Jersey, according to Fox 29 Philadelphia. "We heard this gigantic explosion. It was so big, I felt like it rocked my whole house," resident Suzanne Pinto told the outlet, adding that she felt her whole house shake and rushed outside to find the neighboring home consumed in a massive fireball. The exact cause of the fire remains unclear. The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said the case is being handled as a criminal investigation and that an autopsy will be conducted on both victims to gather more information, the local station reported. There were no other reports of injuries. Neither the prosecutor's office nor the Washington Township Police Department immediately responded to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. Fox29 reported that the home was completely destroyed in the blaze, and nearby houses also sustained damage. Another resident, Jill Ralph, told the station she grabbed her husband and 92-year-old mother and drove away as fast as she could from the apparent explosion. "Looked out the bedroom window, and the house next door was just full of flames," Ralph said. "It's a shock. It's a shock. Who would have thought? You know, looking next door and there's a house that was there, and now it's gone. And the person in it is gone, too. And it's devastating." Pinto said while she tried to check on her nearby neighbors to see if they were okay, she could tell that the residents inside the burning home couldn't be saved, according to the outlet. "We knew the house was in such a condition, no one could be rescued from that fire," Pinto said. "Just very tragic, very tragic," Pinto added. "I see the guy every day. He has a dog. He walks up and down the street all day."
