A HOUSE in New York blew up – igniting two other homes in the blast that witnesses said sounded "like a bomb went off."

The explosion occurred on Wednesday, in Monroe County, New York, as video on social media showed a massive fireball lighting up the night.

A Twitter user posted a video of the fire with the caption: "Unreal…the house on the street across from us just blew up!

"The blast shook our house….thought something crashed into it…looked out the front window and saw a 50 foot fireball. I hope no one was home," the user added.

"It sounded like a bomb went off," witness Richard Pecorella told WROC.

Authorities said the fire ignited two other homes, however as of 8.30pm on Wednesday, no injuries or deaths were reported.

Captain Brian Gebo, of the Ridge Road Fire District, said "the house is no longer standing, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.

“There’s still an active search but we haven’t found anyone in the home or around the home so we’re still searching debris piles now, looking for any victims,” Gebo said.

Neighbor Dr Evan Montayne told WHEC-TV what the explosion felt like from his house.

"It felt like somebody had hit my house with a car," he said. "I ran out, didn't see anything in the front yard, came back, and saw that the whole backyard essentially of my neighbor was just on fire."

The homeowner was not home at the time of the explosion.

Police personnel and fire officials are still investigating as to what caused the fire.

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