One person injured, nearby home damaged after car explodes in Totowa
TOTOWA, New Jersey (WABC) -- An early morning explosion rocked a New Jersey neighborhood and left one person with injuries.
Fire officials believe the victim was starting his car on Congressional Lane in Totowa when it exploded at around 5:40 a.m. Monday.
Officials say a tank in the trunk of the car was leaking and exploded while the driver was inside.
He got out of the car on his own and the extent of his injuries were not yet known.
The victim is said to be a welder.
The buildings department is being called for possible structural damage to a neighboring house. A fence was knocked out of place by the blast.
Neighbors were awoken by the explosion and are outside their homes, looking at the totaled car.
"We heard an explosion around 5:30 in the morning it was very loud, it sounded like a giant boom, so that's the first thing to say. And we got up and we looked out the window and we saw the remains of a car. And the car exploded, no fire, just a concussive blast," said neighbor Sheldon Blaine. "Our house, our windows was facing the explosion, they are all blown in. There are piece of the car inside of the house."
Blaine said that he and his family would not be allowed back into their home until the buildings department could investigate.
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