Nightmare In Manville, NJ As Homes And A Business Explode In Ida’s Aftermath; Family Grateful To Be Alive – CBS New York
MANVILLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Many people in Manville are going through a nightmare after fires and floods caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Until Friday, it was too dangerous to get a look at the damage from the ground, CBS2’s Alice Gainer reported.
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The view from Chopper 2 showed a catastrophic scene. Several homes and a banquet hall exploded. The gas-fed fires burned on because floodwaters made them unreachable.
Now that the water has receded, people were able to get a look at the damage.
“This looks like, this is the second story of the home, possibly. This is our dining room here,” said Meagan Dommar.
The Dommar family is trying to find valuables, like their wedding rings, amidst the still smoking rubble where their home once stood. A family picture was discovered while they were speaking with Gainer.
They said their 4-month-old baby Lila is the…
