Watch: New Jersey Garbage Truck Explodes, Damages Four Houses

As New Jersey legend Bruce Springsteen once said, “There’s a joke here somewhere, and it’s on me.” While the Garden State recovers from one of the worst snowstorms in history, things went from bad to worse for several New Jersey homeowners on Wednesday when a garbage truck exploded and damaged four homes in Hamilton.

A garbage truck exploded after catching fire on a street in Hamilton Tuesday and blasted a hole in the front of a nearby house, though no injuries were immediately reported.

A total of four houses were damaged in the 2 p.m. explosion.

One the truck’s four natural gas tanks exploded in the fire and rocketed into the front of Doris Pattley’s home

The whole thing was caught on video by a resident:

For those of you with a more national outlook, there’s got to be a metaphor in there about this year’s election season. We’ll let you decide who is the garbage truck, who’s the explosion, and who are the houses.

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