Underground explosion in Hackensack

HACKENSACK Eyewitness News is told the workers were repairing a gas line in front of the Bergen County Courthouse, when they were injured just before 11:30 p.m.

  • SLIDES: Images from the Scene

    Both workers were quickly pulled out and rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center.

    One was reportedly being treated for second-degree burns. The other has less serious injuries.

    The cause of the explosion is under investigation.

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