Hospital officials confirmed that the two police officers who were taken to the hospital after this morning explosion in Bayonne have been released.
According to police, shortly after 9 a.m. workers were conducting a "pressure test of a gas line" at a work site on Chosin Few Way near Goldsborough Drive when a small explosion occurred.
Among the injured were two workers who were taken to Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health, one in critical condition while the second worker remains in serious condition as of this afternoon. A third worker was transported was also transported to the hospital with minor injuries, police added.
Officers at the site were transported to Bayonne Medical Center as a precaution but have since been released without injuries.
PSE&G and authorities were at the scene investigation.
According to officials, there is no danger of any gas leak or additional risks.