and closely examined part of a heater. >> we were wondering what happened to him. >> reporter: kurt wagner works on a fishing boat with manuel. the crew got worried when wagner was a no-show this morning. >> i said to my other deck hand you know something must have happened to kurt because it's not like for him not to show up. i'm going to stop at the church over there and sit down and say a prayer for him. >> reporter: officials say it bears repeating. if you smell natural gas, the most important thing to do is to leave the premises immediately, get to a safe location and then call your gas provider right away. live in point pleasant beach, i'm ted greenberg nkzbc 10 news. >>> we do have an update on the gas worker injured in last week's explosion. he has been upgraded from critical to stable condition. he was among 15 people hurt in the blast last tuesday. >>> what a mess this morning. nbc 10 at terrace and hermit streets in manayunk. the side streets and sidewalks were a sheet of ice. >> as we well know from experience, just because it's march doesn't mean winter is over. it came in lik

kurt wagner was critically injured when he woke up and smelled natural gas.when he turned on the bathroom light, the place burst into flames. >> any to spark a fire can create a serious situation. turning on a light or using a cell phone. >> the source of the leak was inside the house. this is the second gas leak to cause the house to explode in ocean county in the past week last tuesday a crack in a gas main under the street led to this stunning explosion caught on police dash cam in safford township. 15 people were injured including a gas worker still in the hospital. >>> we have new information about last year's deadly shooting rampage in isla vista, california. the parents are now suing the county, the sheriff's department and the apartment complex where roger lived. they said they did not properly screen roger and the sheriff's department saw red flags. roger killed six u.c. students before killing himself. >>> prosecutors in the boston marathon bombing trial want the boat where dzhokhar tsarnaev was found hiding into the courtroom. they asked the judge

kurt wagner was badly burned when his point pleasant beach home blew up at 1:30 yesterday morning. authorities say wagner woke up to smelling natural gas and when he turned on the bathroom light the place burst into flames. >> anything that could cause a spark can create a serious situation. turning on the lights, using a cell phone. >> investigators believe the source of the gas was likely inside the house. now this is the second gas leak to cause the house to blow up in ocean county in just the last week. investigators determined a crack in a gas main led to last tuesday's blast in stafford township. the dash cam video captured that explosion. you remember that video. 15 people were hurt including a gas worker who is still recovering. >>> meantime new jersey's largest utility announced a plan to update its gas system throughout the state. public service electric and gas company wants to invest $1 president 6 billion over the next five years for a new program. the program would include removing about more than 100 miles of cast iron and unprotected steel gas mains a year. pseg wan

police say kurt wagner woke up to the smell of gas in his home on cooks lane in point pleasant beach. he flipped on light switch, then the house blew up. radnor suffered burns on half of his body. necessary stable condition this morning. officials say if you smell gas in your home, get out immediately. >>> a family from northeast philadelphia, is mourning a devastating loss this morning after several family members drown on vacation. a newlywed cup and their cousin drown while swimming in the dominican republic. authorities say kush and kajel were pulled under in a rip current while swim nag area off limits to swimmers. two jumped in to save them. they drown, as well. "eyewitness news" spoke with the family. >> people who knew tried to give them cpr. but it was too late. >> i can't say anything. i lost my son. >> and the family says three men, the three men went to temple university, kush was raise in the philadelphia, and kajal lived in the princeton area married in november. family members are now in the process of bringing their bodies back to our area for a funeral. >>> your time

kurt wagner was critically injured, investigators say, he woke up to the smell of gas inside the bungalow of his landlord's home on cooks lane. he switched on the bathroom light, and then the house blew up. >> the guy living in the house got blown out the front door. he was rolling on the lawn next-door. >> was just screaming. he was like help, help. >> wagner suffered burns over 40 to 50% every his body. he is in stable condition this morning. last week a police dash cam captured another house explosion. that one, there you see it, was in stafford township. >> our time is 5:17. and the rich get richer. finds out who tops the list of the worlds' richest people, and the former athlete who just becamame a billionaire. >> can't wait for that. and, go ahead, pour on an extra cup of coffee or two this morning. big boost it can give your heart. that's all coming up. stay with us. do you have stuff to clean this mess of a breakroom? i have paper towels, sprays, wipes, sponges. and these floors? disinfectant cleaner, mops and "wet floor" signs. how long does it take to reheat cod? we also have ai

kurt wagner was badly burned when his home in pleasant beach blew up at 1:30 yesterday morning. turned on the light, the house burst into flames. this is the second house to blow up in ocean county in the last week. a crack in the gas main led to last tuesday's blast in stafford township. the dash cam video captured the explosion. 15 people were hurt including a gas worker who was still recovering. >>> good morning. heading out on 76 this is what it looks like at belmont avenue. pockets of volume on 76. coming up in a few minute we'll look at the route 30 bypass in chester county. >>> for now here's a live look at a very pretty sunrise this morning, bill. >> it will be coming up in a few minutes. but coming in during the day, clouds to lead to a messy afternoon commute. we've got snow and a potential for some sleet and freezing rain on the way. this morning, dry and just cold. in philadelphia, right now, the temperatures are 26 degrees. but look at the teens. toms river, doylestown pottstown, all in the teens. now 23 in roxborough. >>> we are staying on top of breaking news as f

reporter: when it blew up and rocked their neighborhood overnight overnight, leaving the resident kurt wagner, badly burned. >> he got blown out the front door. >> he was just screaming. he was like help help. >> reporter: police say the victim woke up and smelled natural gas around 1:30 this morning. when he turned on a bathroom light switch the place burst into flames. >> a spark can create a serious situation. turning on the lights using a cell phone. >> reporter: it's the second explosion in less than a week. investigators say a cracked gas main along the street led to a leak and massive blast in stafford township on tuesday. 15 people were hurt. >> obviously we could see within the last week gas is not something to play around with. >> reporter: today we watched as detectives dug through debris and closely examined part of a heater. unlike the stafford explosion, they believe the source of the leak here was likely inside the house. >> the most important thing you can do if you smell natural gas, immediately leave the premises. go to a safe location. >> reporter: and he says you should th

kurt wagner was critically injured, in that blast and investigators say he woke up to the smell of gasthe bungalow of his landlord's home on cooks lane. he switched on the bathroom light, and then the house blew up. >> the guy living in the house got blown out the front door he was rolling on the lawn next-door. >> was just screaming. he was like help, help. >> wagner suffered burns from 40 50% of his body. necessary stable condition this morning. last week a police dash cam captured another house explosion. you see it there this one in stafford township. >>> updating breaking news right now, church in hainesport burlington county destroyed by fire. there were no injuries. no word on what started that fire. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is on the scene and he is that's live and will bring you an update in about 15 minutes. >> also, breaking this morning, two people are at einstein hospital after a roll-over crash in hunting park. the extent of their injuries not known at this point. it happened at hunting park avenue and north front street, bat 4:15 this morning. >>> exclusiv