Officials say one person was killed and 14 others injured in a gas explosion and fires at the top of a 17-story New York City apartment building.
People were seen leaning out of windows and calling for help as flames engulfed parts of the top floors early Saturday morning in the Bronx.Dozens of families needed assistance after a morning fire in the Bronx during a frigid cold nap in the city and on the eve of a major snow storm.
NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 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. Firefighters responded shortly before 12:30 a.m. to the 17-story building in the Bronx, where people were seen leaning out of windows calling for help as flames engulfed parts of the top floors, officials said. Chief of Department John Esposito said firefighters were investigating reports of a gas odor on the 15th and 16th floors when the explosion occurred. He said there was major structural damage to about a dozen apartments and fires in 10 apartments on the 16th and 17th floors.Authorities did not immediately release information on the person who died. Another person was critically injured, five had serious injuries and eight had minor injuries, officials said. Officials said the building had been undergoing renovations and work on the natural gas system had been completed and inspected. The cause of the explosion was under investigation. The building was formerly run by the New York City Housing Authority, but has been under private management since 2024, city officials said. At 12:09 am on Saturday morning, FDNY members were investigating an odor of gas at 3485 Bivonia Street in the Bronx. While on scene, there was a gas explosion on the upper floors."It’s an incredible tragedy. We’re sending all our thoughts to the families involved," Leila Bozorg, deputy mayor for housing and planning said at a morning news conference.“There were injuries. It was a very, very difficult night on a very cold night, which caused even more difficulty," Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said. Officials set up a reception center at a school near the building and the American Red Cross was there to help provide housing and other needs. Around half a million New Yorkers live in aging buildings run by the city’s housing authority, known as NYCHA, which is the largest in the nation., a federal monitor was appointed to address chronic problems like lead paint, mold and lack of heat. When he wrapped his five-year term in 2024, the monitor, Bart Schwartz, In October, a massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a housing authority apartment building in the Bronx sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground but amazingly not injuring anyone. Officials linked it to a natural gas boiler.
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