1 dead, others injured in Bronx building explosion

A 77-year-old pistillate died and New York constabulary officers are among the injured aft an detonation and occurrence astatine an flat gathering successful the Bronx, authorities said.

The fire, which was believed to beryllium caused by a state explosion, caused portion of the gathering to illness Tuesday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams praised archetypal responders for rushing into the building. He said officers were seen carrying retired astatine a pistillate who was trapped inside.

"We saved lives today. Our actions saved lives," Adams said.

According to NBC News, 2 civilians and 5 constabulary officers were taken to section hospitals for treatment. The officers were being treated for fume inhalation.

Investigators are inactive trying to find what caused the detonation that led to the fire.

“We arsenic a borough are perfectly devastated. Yet different occurrence that we’re facing present successful the South Bronx, successful Longwood,” said Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson.

Last week, 17 radical were killed erstwhile a occurrence tore done an flat gathering conscionable a fewer miles distant from Tuesday's incident. Investigators determined that a malfunctioning electrical abstraction heater started the occurrence successful the 19-story building.