Explosion in boathouse at NJ Navy base injures 8, including 1 seriously
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The U.S. Navy says an explosion at a New Jersey base has injured eight employees, one of them seriously.
The Navy says the blast happened inside a boathouse at Weapons Station Earle in Middletown as workers were doing boat maintenance around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
One worker has been hospitalized with serious injuries. Seven other workers sustained minor injuries, mostly smoke inhalation.
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The Navy says no ammunition was involved in the explosion.
The cause is under investigation.