45-YEAR-OLD STAFFORD MAN IS KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE CAUSED BY A PROPANE LEAK
" A Stafford Township Man Was Killed Yesterday In A Explosion & Structure Fire At His Neptune Drive Home."
Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 11:15 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ.- Yesterday a 45-Year-Old Stafford Township man lost his life in an Explosion and Fire in his home which appears to have been caused by a Leaking Propane Tank.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer reported, that on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, in the early morning hours, Members of The Stafford Township Police Department responded to a Neptune Drive Residence on a report of an Explosion and a Fire.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a Man on the Front Lawn of the Home. The man was later identified as Homeowner, Kevin Thomas, 45, suffering from severe burns to his upper body. Mr. Thomas was Airlifted to Temple Burn Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased later in the day.
An investigation by Members of The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Stafford Township Detective Bureau, Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office, and The Ocean County Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit was able to determine that the origin of the explosion was the southwest corner bedroom of the residence and the cause of the explosion was the release of propane from a tank to an open flame.
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