US EditionGas smell at nursing home was reported hours before deadly explosion, report says
The explosion killed three and injured 20; NTSB cites delayed gas isolation and pending review of utility safety and training protocols.
- On Dec. 23, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary timeline showing staff reported a gas odor hours before the explosion at 2:15 p.m. at Bristol Health & Rehab Center.
- Work on a meter‑set valve in the basement revealed a leak traced by a utility worker to the gas meter valve; the meter set includes meter, regulator, piping, valves and fittings.
- A PECO worker arrived just before noon and called for backup as a meter services technician arrived about 1:20 p.m., with utility crews on site for much of the three-hour interval before the blast.
- A Peco emergency crew fully isolated the gas at 3:50 p.m., Exelon shut off flow almost two hours after the explosion, and at least two negligence lawsuits were filed against Peco and Saber Healthcare Group.
- The nursing home had recent safety citations, CommuniCare Health Services was fined more than $418,000 in 2024, and Saber Healthcare Group acquired it three weeks before the blast.
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Homeless man in Bronx booked for sparking deadly high-rise fire and explosion that displaced 175 people – amNewYork
A homeless man was booked in the Bronx on Wednesday for setting off a massive four-alarm fire inside an apartment building that left one person dead, 15
Man charged in Eastchester high-rise fire and explosion that killed 1, injured 15 others
Detectives charged 55-year-old Samuel Calderon, who is homeless, with two counts of murder, manslaughter, assault, burglary, petit larceny, criminal contempt and harassment.
Man accused of sparking deadly gas explosion in the Bronx
BAYCHESTER, The Bronx (PIX11) — Four days after an apartment building explosion in the Bronx’s Baychester neighborhood, investigators say they have their suspect. FDNY fire marshals and the NYPD took Samuel Calderon, 55, into custody Wednesday night. Sources say the homeless man broke into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment, stole the gas stove and allowed the building [...]
Homeless career criminal trying to steal stove charged with murder after 1 killed in NYC apartment gas explosion
A homeless career criminal was arrested Wednesday for allegedly setting the massive four-alarm weekend blaze that killed one person in a Bronx high-rise – by ripping a stove out of the wall, rupturing the gas line, cops and sources said.
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