NEW YORK (AP) – The Fire Department of New York says a firefighter has died in a Bronx house explosion after a report of a gas leak and a drug lab.
Authorities say firefighters responding to a report of a gas leak Tuesday morning in the Bronx discovered what appeared to be a drug lab right before a two-story private house exploded. Images from the scene showed much of the house gone and debris on the street and covering parked cars.
The FDNY confirmed a firefighter’s death later Tuesday morning.
Police say six officers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The mayor’s office had tweeted that the mayor and fire commissioner were at the hospital.
Authorities say firefighters had notified police after finding a drug lab. The house exploded afterward.