NJ Homes Explodes Hours After Flood Evacuation; 4 Clinging to Tree Saved by Boat

A house in New Jersey exploded less than five hours after it was evacuated early Thursday amid flooding wrought by Ida, damaging multiple homes nearby but mercifully seriously injuring no one, officials in Rahway said. Photos from the scene showed the River Road home reduced to total rubble after the blast. A cause is under investigation but no one had…