The explosion happened just after 10:30 a.m. at 59 Oak Avenue. MANVILLE, New Jersey (WABC) -- In a second wave of calamity in the Northeast, fires broke out in swamped homes and businesses in New Jersey Friday, many of them inaccessible to firefighters. A few hours later the house was reduced to rubble in an explosion. Business owners are pumping out basements and tossing out thousands of dollars worth of food. Manville was one of the Somerset County towns hardest hit by Hurricane Irene on Sunday. / CBS New York. The staircase leading to the basement was completely destroyed. MANVILLE Two houses and a banquet hall exploded in Manville following the flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida where rising waters from three rivers stopped firefighters from reaching. Nightmare In Manville, NJ As Homes And A Business Explode In Ida's Aftermath; Family Grateful To Be Alive September 4, 2021 / 7:30 AM / CBS New York MANVILLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- Many people. The view from Chopper 2 showed a catastrophic scene. A building next to Mannion's. You don't want to risk this happening to your house! SC - Manville - 4th Avenue & Knopf Street - Hurricane Ida Around 3:00 PM Manville got a report of a possible house explosion that was underwater. Somerset - MANVILLE - Boesel Ave - Working Fire - House fire secondary to an explosion. That house burned to the ground and lit off the exposer house. They stated their house was surrounded by. Market data provided by Factset. The West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company on its Facebook page sent a fire pump boat to help extinguish the house fires. The Associated Press contributed to this report. How much rain fell in NY, NJ amid historic Ida flooding? A video posted on social media appeared to show the aftermath. Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. This is one of two working fires in MANVILLE. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Don't miss local and statewide announcements. Posted by 16 days ago. Some are in bloom as of early August, while others are planned to peak from late August to late September. ET but noted that the blaze was inaccessible due to the surrounding floodwaters. It's a lot," Caesar said. Flooded homes on fire in NJ. Hurricane Ida has been very bad for this part of town. MANVILLE, NJ (SOMERSET)-Around 3:00 p.m. there was a reported house explosion 4th Avenue & Knopf Street in the Lost Valley section of Manville. The explosion could be heard as far away as Branchburg and North Plainfield. Manville resident Tarang Soni on his Facebook page said the explosion of the building that used to be called Rhythms was felt for a wide area. Both employees sustained severe steam burns. RELATED: At least 25 people killed in New Jersey flooding from Ida. The Saffron banquet hall on South Main Street in Manville exploded in flames around 2 a.m. Friday. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Manville fire department initially responded to the call of a gas explosion with injuries. 1 House Explodes, 1 Still On Fire In 8 Feet Of Water In Manville - MSN ET, one motorist who was driving past the house at the time suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital. She ran in the other direction. Home in Manville, New Jersey burns to the ground amid major flooding following Ida's passage through the state. All rights reserved. Caesar says he was told that the explosion was possibly caused by a tipped-over stove which broke the gas line. Nightmare In Manville, NJ As Homes And A Business Explode In Ida's RELATED | How much rain fell in NY, NJ amid historic Ida flooding? The owners of the home told ABC 7 Eyewitness News they had left hours before because of floodwaters. IDA REMNANTS BRING DEATH, DESTRUCTION TO NORTHEAST, DAYS AFTER STORM SLAMMED GULF COAST. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Mary Jayne Ansbach, 62, lives on the block behind the house. Reported shaking caused by building explosion in Manville Early this morning, after 1 a.m. local time, many people woke up or felt shaking in the area west of New Brunswick, NJ. Somerset County News | New Jersey Local News - nj.com MANVILLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) --Many people in Manville are going through a nightmare after fires and floods caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. September 2, 2021 MANVILLE, NJ (SOMERSET)--Around 3:00 p.m. there was a reported house explosion 4th Avenue & Knopf Street in the Lost Valley section of Manville. RAHWAY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A house exploded in New Jersey Thursday morning just hours after it was evacuated due to flood waters from Ida, and a person who was traveling in the vicinity was.