NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
December 13, 2005

NTSB SENDING TEAM TO GAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN NEW JERSEY

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of five investigators to the scene of a gas explosion and fire earlier today at an apartment building in Bergenfield, NJ.

The Investigator-In-Charge will be Karl Gunther.

The team is expected to arrive on scene early this evening.

NTSB Public Affairs: Paul Schlamm (202) 314-6100