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New Jersey Home Explosion Kills Two, Investigation Underway

A powerful blast leveled a house in Washington Township early Sunday, leaving two dead and prompting a multi-agency probe into the cause.

A man and woman were found dead in the rubble of a New Jersey home that exploded early Sunday. (Washington Township Police Department)
An explosion leveled a New Jersey home early Sunday and woke up residents blocks away. Officials said they found the bodies of a man and a woman inside the wreckage of the destroyed home.
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Overview

  • The explosion occurred at 2:02 a.m. on May 11, 2025, in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, destroying a home on Tranquility Court and Orion Way.
  • Two bodies, identified as a man and a woman, were recovered from the debris, though their identities have not yet been publicly released.
  • The blast damaged two nearby homes, with one neighbor reporting melted siding due to the intense heat from the flames.
  • Surveillance footage captured the moment the home erupted into flames, with neighbors describing the explosion as sounding like a bomb and causing widespread alarm.
  • Local and state agencies, including the Washington Township Police Department, Fire Investigators, and the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office, are conducting an active investigation into the cause of the explosion.