Massive industrial explosion in Logan Twp. felt across South Jersey
6abc Philadelphia • • nation
Key Points:
- A building explosion occurred at Savita Naturals in Logan Township, New Jersey, resulting in three people being hospitalized, according to Cooper University Hospital.
- The blast, which happened just before 3 p.m., was powerful enough to be felt across the area and caused a large plume of black smoke visible in nearby Swedesboro.
- Firefighters responded to the scene, extinguishing flames on the heavily damaged structure, and a shelter-in-place order was briefly issued within a two-mile radius but has since been lifted.
- A neighboring building sustained damage from the explosion, and the cause of the blast remains unknown.
- Initial reports of six injured were corrected by hospital officials, confirming only three hospitalizations.
