Carlstadt house fire

[CPSGaming]

i live here

[latinolord4]

i was there i live in wood-ridge

[davidw0721]

i see way too many white helmets!

[har31459]

you did a very good job taking it out

[sharon07430]

I saw this coming down Rt 17, I was like is it normal to have that much smoke in the air? (ther's so much pollution around there) How long was it burning before someone noticed? Was it more than just the house and was there a gas explosion? The flames were seen over the roofs of other houses from Rt 17.

[FireRescueProduction]

what exactly happened was the homeowner came home and saw that water from a broken pipe in the upstairs bathroom was leaking into the electrical panel in the basement while she was calling her son to come over and help the fire started. while the chief was on the way he called the dispatcher and said there was heavy smoke from several blocks away so it wasn't burning very long until the homeowner noticed and it was only the house