Explosion Tears Through Residence

On Monday, April 28, 2025, at 12:23, Companies were dispatched to a residence on Madison St for the report of a brush fire that had spread to the home’s rear deck. At 12:25, Pequannock PD arrived on scene and had dispatch upgrade the incident to a working structure fire. 1-1 was the first apparatus on scene and promptly sent a search team and hose team to the second floor to search for any potential victims and prevent the fire from spreading further into the structure. While on the second floor, an explosion occurred inside the residence and all members evacuated the structure. After a PAR was taken and all members were accounted for, interior operations continued and the fire was extinguished. Two firefighters were evaluated on scene by EMS with one being transported to Chilton Medical Center for minor injuries. Operations lasted about two and a half hours.

Units on Scene:

Engine 1-1

Engine 1-4

Rescue 1

Truck 1-5

Chief 1

Engine 2-1

Tower 2

Pequannock FAS

Pequannock PD

Atlantic Mobile Health

Wayne Fire Company 4

Wayne Fire Company 5

Lincoln Park Fire Department