Fiery chain-reaction crash causes New Jersey home to erupt in flames

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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Fiery chain-reaction crash causes NJ home to erupt in flames
There was a fiery chain-reaction crash in New Jersey on Friday night involving a tractor-trailer and a gas station. It ended with a home next to the gas station going up in flames.

ELIZABETH, New Jersey (WABC) -- There was a fiery chain-reaction crash in New Jersey on Friday night involving a tractor-trailer and a gas station. It ended with a home next to the gas station going up in flames.



It appears that a car and the tractor-trailer got into a crash by the gas station on South Elmora Avenue in Elizabeth, struck a light pole, and then crashed into a house.



There may be some sort of gas leak involved.



The flames were under control around 10 p.m., but the house was completely destroyed.



There is no word on any injuries.

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