Clifton Home

1. Explosion in Clifton Home By RigoLemus

2. At about 1:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a gas explosion that destroyed a Rutgers Place home.

4. A worker operating a backhoe apparently struck a gas line when removing an oil tank from the house’s front yard

5. h the gas leaking, the contractor contacted Public Service Electric and Gas.

6. While the inspection was ongoing, the gas ignited and a fireball blew the house apart.

7. The neighbor’s chimney was destroyed so the family was not allowed to return home.

8. A Clifton firefighter was injured at treated at a local hospital was released Friday .