One person was killed and more than a dozen people were hurt when a gas explosion sparked a massive, four-alarm blaze on the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx early Saturday morning.
Flames shot out of the 16th floor of the NYCHA building at 3485 Bivona Street shortly after midnight as firefighters worked to evacuate over 150 units in the building, leaving about 100 people homeless, officials told reporters.
A civilian, who has not been publicly identified, was pronounced dead and 14 others were wounded, including one in critical condition, FDNY Chief Kathleen Knuth said.
“We thought the building was gonna collapse,” a woman who was on the building’s 17th floor told Pix11…