UPDATE:Watch live video from the scene of the explosion

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the cause of the explosion and the number of people injured. One person was injured, and the cause is still under investigation. Incorrect information was provided by officials at the scene.

RIDGEFIELD — An off-duty Ridgefield police officer pulled a man from burning rubble, after an explosion obliterated the man's borough home.

At 11:25 a.m. Monday, Hagop Cigercioglu called in an explosion at the Abbott Avenue home, said Chief Thomas Gallagher. Cigercioglu, who lives right around the corner from the scene of the explosion, was walking when he heard and saw the house explode.

Firefighters and first responders arrived shortly after to battle the flames. One person was injured, authorities confirmed. The unidentified victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. He was in stable condition.

Cigercioglu was not injured, Gallagher said.

Cigercioglu said there was debris everywhere when he got to the house. He did not expect to find anyone alive.

“Not with the debris I saw,” said Cigercioglu, a 14-year member of the department.

The victim was conscious enough to moan and make a cry for help. Cigercioglu and a group of 15 other officers lifted a plank of wood off the man. Cigercioglu told him to crawl out, and the victim mustered the strength to do so. He was not able to say more to his rescuers, though.

During a press conference Monday at Borough Hall, Cigercioglu refused to take credit for the the rescue, calling it a team effort.

"It’s like built into us, he said. “There were 15 officers, and it’s just built into us to run to danger like that.”

The cause of the fire was not known. Deputy Fire Chief David Brierty said fire suppression was held up by a gas leak.

"We do not know if the gas leak existed before or after the explosion," Brierty said. "That’s part of the investigation."

The destruction, however, was almost complete. Little more than splintered wood and charred, blackened rubble remained of the two-story home. Much of the debris had partially buried a car, crushing its the front end.

The officer dug through debris to rescue the victim, as firefighters and officers tried to suppress the flames, Gallagher said.

One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion, and two police officers had minor injuries — a cut and a twisted ankle.

Christian Torres, who lives across the street, remembers hearing a loud boom and his mother panicking.

"I was just in my room and at my computer and I heard a loud boom," Torres said. "The house started shaking. My mom started calling my name, freaking out. She thought it was an earthquake or something, or an attack."

When he walked out, all that was left of the house was a pile of dirt and debris, he said.

PSE&G sent crews to the scene, said Deann Muzikar, a spokeswoman for the utility company.

Palisades Park, Fairview, Leonia and Cliffside Park assisted in the fire response.

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