South Amboy home destroyed after transformer fire

<p>Officials say a telephone pole fire kicked off a chain of destruction in South Amboy.</p>

News 12 Staff

Jan 13, 2018, 2:36 PM

Updated 2,288 days ago

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Officials say a telephone pole fire kicked off a chain of destruction in South Amboy.
Firefighters first responded to Henry Street Friday.
They evacuated the surrounding houses just minutes before a transformer exploded.
No one was injured, but a house that caught fire was destroyed.
"I went for a cup of coffee because I couldn't get back in the house and when I came back the house was on fire," says Hayden Nebus, of South Amboy.
No other houses caught fire.
The Red Cross is assisting the man who lost his home.


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