Late Friday Night in Upper Greenwood Lake a house exploded and caught fire. Sang Pham and four other members of his family were in the house at the time. The first unit at the scene started to dig though the wreckage for survivors. As other area first responders arrived the search continued. Four family members were pulled out of the destroyed home. One family member made it out without assistance. One of the victims was trapped for more than an hour. Eventually rescuers tunneled through. A total of 5 people were seriously injured and had to be airlifted to area hospitals. Work was being done on the newly purchased home. An investigation into the cause of the explosion is underway.
Source: Sussex Daily Voice
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