Four people were injured in an apparent boiler explosion at a home in Newark Thursday morning.
The victims were hurt in the explosion and fire on Cedar Avenue just before 8 a.m.
All are believed to be members of the same family who lived in the three-story home.
Neighbors said they heard the blast, and saw the people inside the home come out -- one woman appeared to be burned.
Two good Samaritans came running to help. One was driving by in a car, and the other lives in the neighborhood.
They broke through the door to see if anyone was inside -- but all just gotten out on their own.
"I did what I did. God must have put me here for a reason," the good Samaritan who lives in the neighborhood said.
The people injured were taken to burn unit at a hospital in Livingston. One of the victims, an adult, had serious burns.
The others, including children, were less seriously injured.
The photo above shows the windows are all blown out, the front door was blown off and other damage to the building.
The blast left two families out of their home.
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NEWARK (CBSNewYork) –
A possible explosion rocked a Newark neighborhood Thursday morning.
Firefighters are trying to determine if a boiler explosion caused the fire at a two-family house on Cedar Avenue.
“Just a big boom. The whole house shook,” said Marlene Philidor.
The exact cause is still under investigation.
Five people were taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center, including two children.
Witnesses said one woman appeared to have burns on her body.
“I saw the lady pushing her way out of the garage at first, and once she came out you just noticed that her whole back was burned up and she started screaming. Then I saw everybody else coming out of the house,” Philidor said.
None of the injuries are said to be life-threatening.
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One person is being rushed to St. Barnabus Burn Center in Livingston after a boiler exploded and caused severe injuries to the victim in a Newark West Ward house.
Emergency responders and rescue crews rushed to the teens block of Cedar Avenue at shortly before 8 a.m. after several of an explosion with injuries was reported.
Firefighters arrived to find one person suffering serious burns and at least three others sustaining non-life threatening injuries.
Residents on the block told RLS Metro that they heard a loud bang then screams from victims before firefighters arrived.
Crews were able to extinguish the blaze that extended and destroyed the house swiftly.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
We are awaiting an official report from The Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.
UPDATE 8:25 a.m. The address is 16 Cedar Avenue
UPDATE 8:43 a.m. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office are on the scene.