Explosion sparks massive 5-alarm Bronx apartment fire, killing 1 and injuring at least 11
A five-alarm fire sparked by an explosion tore through a five-story apartment building in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Aug 5, killing 1 person and injuring at least 11, two critically.
FDNY crews battled a massive five-alarm blaze at an apartment building on East 209th Street in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon after a report of an explosion at 12:26 p.m. The explosion originated on the third floor of the five-story building. At least one person was killed and 11 others were hospitalized, with two in critical condition. Firefighters rescued a small child from a fire escape. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.
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