1 dead in home explosion in New Jersey

At least one person is dead after a house exploded Thursday in New Jersey.

At least one person is dead after a house exploded Thursday in New Jersey.

Police responded to a home in South River at about 7:03 p.m. for reports of an explosion, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.

Police found two males "who had sustained serious injuries from the explosion," the statement said.

Firefighters on work at the scene of a house explosion in South River, N.J., on Thursday.Courtesy Rob WasilewskiOne victim, Kevin Gilbert, 62, of South River, died at the scene. The other victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the prosecutor’s office said.

Detectives are investigating the cause of the explosion.

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