Building Explodes In Perth Amboy Due To Gas Leak: Reports

PERTH AMBOY, NJ — One person was injured when a building exploded after a gas leak Thursday afternoon in Perth Amboy, according to media reports.

The explosion happened at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at a building at 232 Hall Avenue, News 12 reported.

The explosion knocked out the front windows of a first-floor food business located there, and a natural gas leak was detected, according to MyCentralJersey. The gas leak caused the explosion, Perth Amboy Fire Chief Ed Mullen told News 12.

While the building appeared to be empty at the time of the explosion, a person walking by was injured by the blast and hospitalized. Their injuries are not life threatening.

"If you smell, see or hear gas, make sure you call 911 right away so the fire department can get here as quick as can be,” Mullen told News 12. “Because sometimes gas leaks could end up in an explosion, which is what we believe happened here.”