New York apartment gas leak explosion caused 1 death and 9 injuries! A 17-dead fire had just occurred in the area

On January 18, local time, an explosion occurred in a townhouse building in the Bronx district of New York City. Nandu reporter learned from the New York City Fire Department that the explosion accident was caused by a gas leak, which has caused at least 1 death and 9 injuries.

The New York City Fire Department revealed that on January 18, local time, a gas leak occurred in a low-rise apartment building in the Bronx district, and some residents said that he smelled coal before the accident. The flames that exploded in the apartment building quickly spread to two nearby buildings and wreaked havoc on the building. The New York City Fire Department said two women, about 60 years old, were shocked out of the building and fell to the ground due to the explosion, killing and seriously injuring the other. According to the New York City Fire Department, the explosion has killed at least 1 person and injured 9 others.

This is the second fire in an apartment building in the Bronx in nearly 10 days. According to Nandu's previous report, on January 9, local time, a duplex apartment in the Bronx district caught fire due to the failure of the electric heater, and the flames quickly spread to the entire building. The fire killed 17 people and injured dozens more. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the fire was one of the city's worst in modern times and that it brought "pain and despair" to the city.

Written by: Nandu reporter Zhou Fei