NEW YORK — One person was killed and eight other people — including five police officers — were hurt Tuesday in a suspected gas explosion and fire in the Bronx, officials said.
The blast happened around 11 a.m. at a home on a block of three-story residences in the borough’s Woodstock neighborhood, the fire department said.
Mayor Eric Adams said eight people were injured, revising an earlier count from city officials that said nine had been reported injured. Two people were hospitalized with serious inquires, Adams said.
Video and photos of the scene showed that part of the home collapsed, with heavy smoke pouring from the home and adjoining properties.
An explosion and fire, apparently triggered by a gas leak, demolished several row house apartment units in New York City's Bronx borough, killing one resident and injuring at least eight other people https://t.co/PZrlnMWvYJ pic.twitter.com/DcddAs3xfh
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The New York Police Department released footage from an officer’s body camera that showed the officer running to get into the home and joining other officers in pulling debris off a woman, including what appears to be a couch.
About 100 firefighters and EMS personnel responded.
Officials said gas service was shut off to the area while the cause of the explosion was being investigated.
It was the second deadly fire in the Bronx in less than two weeks, following the high-rise apartment blaze that killed 17 people on Jan. 9, all due to smoke inhalation.
