New York Apartment Tower Explosion Kills One, Injures 14
A fire on the top two floors of a high-rise apartment in the Bronx, New York City, Jan. 24.
Source: New York City Fire Department
An explosion tore through a 17-story residential tower in New York’s Bronx borough early Saturday, killing one person and injuring at least 14 others as fire engulfed three floors, the city’s fire department said.
The blast struck shortly after midnight at 3485 Bivona Street. Flames spread rapidly across multiple apartments on the 15th, 16th and 17th floors of the building in the northern section of the city.