Porta-potty explosion under investigation in Gloucester County, New Jersey

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Porta-potty explosion under investigation in Gloucester County
Porta-potty explosion under investigation in Gloucester County. Alicia Vitarelli has more on Action News at 4 p.m. on August 26, 2019.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Officials in Gloucester County, New Jersey are looking for the person responsible for blowing up a porta-potty on Sunday night.

A photo show what's left of the portable toilet that had been set up at the site of the new Home and Holiday Decor superstore on Route 42.

Porta-potty explosion under investigation in Gloucester County. Alicia Vitarelli has more on Action News at 4 p.m. on August 26, 2019.

Washington Township police say the blast happened just before 8 p.m. Sunday.

The area was evacuated as a precaution but the bomb squad gave the all-clear around 10 p.m.

The explosion is now under investigation by police and the fire marshal's office.