House Explodes Overnight in North Plainfield, NJ After Flash Flooding

Neighbors’ fears linger after house explosion in Baltimore County

It was around 2 a.m. when Rija Ikharia was jolted awake by the sound of a loud bang and an orange flash. She looked out her bathroom window to see her neighbor’s house engulfed in flames.

House explodes overnight in North Plainfield, NJ after flash flooding

Police say the house on Parkview Avenue caught fire and exploded just before 11:25 p.m. Monday.

House explodes, dozens rescued from rising water in chaotic night of flooding in N.J.

Towns in Somerset and Union county were the hardest hit Monday night.

N.J. house explodes, dozens rescued from rising water in chaotic night of flooding

A gas leak triggered the explosion, while torrential rain forced evacuations and water rescues across the North Plainfield borough

New Jersey home bursts into flames after reported explosion amid torrential flash flooding

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – A home in northern New Jersey burst into flames Monday night amid torrential downpours that caused flash flooding across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. The North Plainfield Fire Chief told reporters at the scene that his department responded to reports of an explosion and a house on fire and found the home fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. No one was injured.First responders could be seen escorting victims or …