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NJ house explosion that killed 2 was 'not accidental': police

An early-morning blast killed two people, destroyed a home and damaged adjacent houses on Tranquility Court in the Sewell section of Washington Township on May 11, 2025
An early-morning blast killed two people, destroyed a home and damaged adjacent houses on Tranquility Court in the Sewell section of Washington Township on May 11, 2025.
Jim Walsh/Courier-Post/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

SEWELL, N.J. (1010 WINS) – The explosion that destroyed a home in South Jersey over the weekend, killing two people, was "not accidental," police said Monday.

The explosion rocked Tranquility Court in Sewell around 2 a.m. Sunday, leveling the home, which was "fully engulfed in flames" by the time police arrived at the scene.


The bodies of an unidentified man and woman were found inside the rubble.

A man and a woman were found dead at the scene of an early-morning explosion at a Sewell home on SundayA man and a woman were found dead at the scene of an early-morning explosion at a Sewell home on Sunday.Jim Walsh/Courier-Post/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

In a statement Monday, Washington Township Police told ABC News there's an "ongoing criminal investigation" into the explosion, describing the blast as "not accidental."

The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office has called the deaths "suspicious."

Multiple agencies are investigating the explosion, including the state fire marshal.