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| Firefighter dead, 10 injured in 'drug lab' explosion in Bronx, NYC | Firefighter dead, 10 injured in 'drug lab' explosion in Bronx, NYC |
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| A New York City fire captain has been killed and multiple police and firefighters were injured after a "drug lab" exploded in the northern borough of the Bronx. One person was arrested in connection to the explosion. | |
| Initial reports spoke of at least five people injured, including two firefighters, following a "gas explosion" at a house on West 234th Street. | Initial reports spoke of at least five people injured, including two firefighters, following a "gas explosion" at a house on West 234th Street. |
| Firefighters showed up at the location around 6:30 am local time, to investigate reports of a gas leak. What they found was a homemade drug laboratory, which exploded as police and firefighters were investigating, local media reported citing law enforcement sources. | Firefighters showed up at the location around 6:30 am local time, to investigate reports of a gas leak. What they found was a homemade drug laboratory, which exploded as police and firefighters were investigating, local media reported citing law enforcement sources. |
| The explosion took place just after 7:30 am local time, injuring four police officers and a FDNY battalion chief, reported the New York Post. The chief, later identified as Michael Fahy, was rushed to the hospital but "could not be saved." | The explosion took place just after 7:30 am local time, injuring four police officers and a FDNY battalion chief, reported the New York Post. The chief, later identified as Michael Fahy, was rushed to the hospital but "could not be saved." |
| Ten people were injured by the blast, including six police officers, local media have reported. | Ten people were injured by the blast, including six police officers, local media have reported. |
| Several streets around the scene have been closed off, local media report. The FDNY is bringing the fire under control. | Several streets around the scene have been closed off, local media report. The FDNY is bringing the fire under control. |
| Police are still investigating the cause of the blast. | Police are still investigating the cause of the blast. |
| One Twitter user said the explosion sounded like a “huge boom.” | One Twitter user said the explosion sounded like a “huge boom.” |
| A witness from a neighboring house told the New York Post he heard a “big explosion.” | A witness from a neighboring house told the New York Post he heard a “big explosion.” |
| “Everyone came out and asked, ‘What was that?’ I could see that it was serious. There are many ambulances and fire trucks. I saw black smoke.” | “Everyone came out and asked, ‘What was that?’ I could see that it was serious. There are many ambulances and fire trucks. I saw black smoke.” |
| On Tuesday afternoon, police arrested a man identified as Julio Sacedo and specified that the explosion took place at a "marijuana grow house." |