Eight New Jersey firefighters were taken to a hospital Monday morning after a fire triggered a gas explosion in the basement of a Pennsauken home.
Five of the firefighters were treated at Cooper University Hospital in Camden and released, Fire Chief Joseph Palumbo told Philly.com reporters.
Three other firefighters were being evaluated for non-life threatening injuries.
Crews were putting a line into the basement when a buildup of gas exploded, Palumbo explained.
The residents got out unharmed.
The cause remains under investigation.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
