Gas Explosion in New York Home Injures 7

September 27, 2016

Seven people were injured in a gas explosion in a private home in the New York City borough of the Bronx, the city’s fire department.

Six people were transported to a hospital, a department spokesman said. Their conditions were not immediately known, and investigators had not determined the cause of the blast, the spokesman said. Another of the injured was treated at the scene.

Firefighters responded to the dwelling after someone called at about 6:20 a.m. EDT to report a possible gas leak, the spokesman said.

A spokesman for the New York City Police Department said officers also responded to reports of an explosion at about 7:00 a.m. EDT.

(Reporting by David Ingram and Laila Kearney; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

Topics New York

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  • September 27, 2016 at 5:40 pm
    Deplorables says:
    Cooking meth in the bath tub is a sure way to have a bad explosion.
  • September 27, 2016 at 1:45 pm
    Jack Kanauph says:
    And that there was a drug lab in the home. At least crime is down, right Hillary?
  • September 27, 2016 at 1:42 pm
    Jack Kanauph says:
    Sadly, I believe I read that one Fireman had been killed.

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