The inspection of the site art 74-76 Filmore St, was complete, the town's mayor says. Watch video
Homes damaged in a Saturday afternoon explosion at 74-76 Filmore St. in Phillipsburg were torn down Sunday night, Mayor Stephen Ellis said in an email.
"All town emergency personnel, code officials, detectives and Elizabethtown Gas specialists have finished inspecting the site," Ellis wrote.
Town police remained on site overnight and there were plans made to get school buses to and from the street.
The town's demolition contractor later Sunday night worked to clear debris from the street so the buses could get through in the morning, Ellis wrote.
Three people were injured -- one severely -- in the blast. Officials have not identified the victims and there's no condition available for the man who suffered burns over 50 percent of his body.
An odor of gas was apparent before the explosion, authorities said, but the gas company sent in experts on Sunday to aid in a search for a cause.
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