New York City explosion kills 1, hurts 3; gas leak suspected
Posted October 04, 2015 7:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) - Debris is being removed from a Brooklyn building where an apparent gas explosion killed a woman and injured three others.
Authorities say they're conducting a thorough search Sunday of the three-story house in the Borough Park neighborhood.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is proposing new gas safety measures that would tighten regulations affecting pipes and utility installations.
A gas leak is believed to have triggered Saturday's blast that blew off the entire front of the building. The exact cause is under investigation, but authorities say it may have followed the removal of a stove.
The collapse follows two other gas explosions in recent years in the city. One killed eight people in East Harlem last year. And two people died in an East Village explosion earlier this year.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, second from left, Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro, second from right, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speak to reporters during a news conference near the scene of a fatal explosion in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Nigro says the explosion apparently happened after a stove was disconnected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, second from right, hugs Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams at the scene of a fatal explosion in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro says the explosion apparently happened after a stove was disconnected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Firefighters work at the at the scene of a fatal explosion in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro says the explosion apparently happened after a stove was disconnected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A helicopter flies past firefighters working at the scene of a fatal explosion in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro says the explosion apparently happened after a stove was disconnected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Onlookers watch as firefighters work at the scene of an explosion in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Firefighters in New York say one person is dead and three more have been injured in an apparent explosion and fire in a three-story building. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A police officer wears a mask while working near the scene of an explosion in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Firefighters in New York say one person is dead and three more have been injured in an apparent explosion and fire at a three-story building in the Borough Park neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Onlookers watch as firefighters work at the at the scene of an explosion in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Firefighters in New York say one person is dead and three more have been injured in an apparent explosion and fire at a three-story building in the Borough Park neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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A woman, center, who says she lives near the scene of an explosion, is comforted by another woman, left, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Firefighters in New York say one person is dead and three more have been injured in an apparent explosion and fire at a three-story building in the Borough Park neighborhood. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Firefighters work at the at the scene of an explosion at a three-story building in the Borough Park neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Firefighters in New York say one person is dead and three more have been injured in an apparent explosion and fire. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Firefighters work at the at the scene of an explosion at a three-story building in the Borough Park neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Firefighters in New York say one person is dead and three more have been injured in an apparent explosion and fire. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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