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Gas explosion, fire on top floors of New York City apartment building kills 1, injures 14
The explosion and fire damaged about 12 apartments and injured 14 people, including one critically, amid ongoing investigations into recent natural gas work at the building.
- On Saturday, a gas explosion sent fire through the top floors of the 17-story New York City Housing Authority building in the Bronx, killing one person and injuring 14, officials said.
- Firefighters say they were investigating reports of a gas odor on the 15th and 16th floors when the explosion occurred, and officials said natural gas system work and building renovations had been completed and inspected.
- The 4-alarm blaze damaged multiple units, causing major structural damage to about a dozen apartments and fires in 10 apartments on the 16th and 17th floors.
- More than 200 fire and emergency crews battled the blaze, while officials set up a reception center at a nearby school with the American Red Cross assisting displaced residents during a very difficult, cold night, Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said.
- About half a million New Yorkers live in aging NYCHA properties dating from the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and a 2019 federal monitor noted ongoing poor physical conditions in 2024.
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1 dead, 14 hurt after gas explosion, fire at NY apartment building
A gas explosion sent fire racing through the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as temperatures plunged into the single digits overnight, authorities said.
·Syracuse, United States
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A gas explosion sparked a fire in the upper floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early Saturday morning, killing one person and injuring 14 others, as temperatures plummeted to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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