POINT PLEASANT BEACH (AP) — A man is hospitalized following a natural gas explosion that rocked his Point Pleasant Beach home.

Home in Point Pleasant Beach following a natural gas explosion
Home in Point Pleasant Beach following a natural gas explosion (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
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Police say the 47-year-old man suffered burns over 40 to 50 percent of his body early Monday. He's reported to be in stable condition at a burn unit in North Jersey.

Authorities say the man woke up about 1:40 a.m. and smelled a strong odor of gas. They say he went to the bathroom, turned the light on and the house was rocked by an explosion and fire.

The cause of the blast is under investigation.

It was the second gas explosion at the Jersey shore in less than a week.

Last Tuesday, a natural gas explosion destroyed a home in Stafford Township, injuring 15 people, two critically.

 

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