1 Woman Dead After Fiery Explosion Leads to Partial Building Collapse in the Bronx

FDNY Firefighters, EMS and NYPD Officers on the scene of a major explosion and fire in the Bronx.Photo: Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service/Getty

One person has died following an explosion at a Bronx home, which triggered a fire and led to a partial building collapse.

A2-alarm firebroke out just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning at a resident on Fox Street, according to New York City officials.

The New York Police Department said a 77-year-old woman died, while two other women — ages 68 and 82 — were injured, according toWNBCandWCBS. Additionally, five police officers were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.

Foul play is not currently suspected.

During the press conference, fire officials said they responded within four minutes of hearing about the explosion.

“Our units quickly entered the building that were not collapsed to conduct searches just in case there were any occupants that did not get out. We did not find anybody else, which is good news,” said FDNY Chief of Operations Thomas Richardson.

Upon arrival, Richardson said two sisters who were inside the building when it exploded were found “laying on the ground outside.““Unfortunately one of them has succumbed to their injuries and passed away,” he said, noting later in the press conference that the other sister was currently in “serious condition.”

The sisters, who lived in the same unit, “did not sustain burns” but suffered “traumatic injuries from the explosion,” per the fire official.

Family members have identified the sisters as Martha Dagbatsa, who died in the explosion, and Evelyn Amoateng, according toThe New York Post.According to Dagbatsa’s son, Amoateng was treated for minor injuries but has since been released from the hospital.

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Tuesday’s fire took place about three miles from the site of a massive fire in the Bronx earlier this month,which killed 17 people, according to WNBC.

source: people.com