One of the two people who died in Plainfield, New Jersey, during Monday's intense storms has been identified as a beloved member of the local school district.Lubia Estevez, 60, worked as a food services cashier in the Plainfield School District for 15 years.

Footage shows wooden slats from the home on the ground with other debris. The blast took place around the same time heavy rainfall hit the northeast.

Fox News meteorologist Haley Meier reports from North Plainfield, NJ where a residential home exploded during Tuesday night’s severe flooding on ‘America Reports’.

Cleanup is just beginning for many residents of North Plainfield, New Jersey, where Monday night’s flooding brought upwards of 12 feet of rain into people’s homes.

The two women in their 60s were killed after their car was swept into the Cedar Brook during the height of the storm.

Lina Delgado-Ramos and her family are lucky to be alive after a freak explosion reduced their New Jersey home to rubble during Monday’s flash-flooding mere hours after they fled to escape

Torrential rain swept across City and New Jersey overnight, killing two people after drowning entire neighborhoods with floodwater.

An official in Plainfield, New Jersey, which saw some of the worst flooding, said the city is exploring new warning systems for flash floods.