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Roselle Firefighters Respond to Reports of Explosion Inside House

Roselle

Firefighters in Roselle responded to reports of an explosion inside a home in the town late Friday night.

According to a preliminary investigation, dispatch operators were notified of loud noises coming from a home in the 500 block of Drake Avenue around 11 p.m.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, the observed light smoke coming from a two-family home at that location.

Upon their investigation, fire officials concluded fireworks went off in the home's basement, but no fire was present.

There were no injuries reported.

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