{"id":6229,"date":"2026-08-05T19:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6229"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:12:07","slug":"nyc-apartment-building-erupts-in-flames-massive-explosion-after-bronx-fire-injures-at-least-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=6229","title":{"rendered":"NYC apartment building erupts in flames, massive explosion after Bronx fire injures at least 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Bronx apartment building erupted in flames after a massive explosion Wednesday afternoon \u2014 with two people injured in the five-alarm blaze, the FDNY said.<\/p>\n

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The blast rocked the third floor of the five-story apartment building at 374 E 209th Street around 12:30 p.m., the FDNY said.<\/p>\n

Officials said a blaze quickly broke out on the second and third floors of the building, and rapidly grew in little over an hour.<\/p>\n

Some 270 firefighters responded to the scene, according to the department.<\/p>\n

Two people were critically injured, with three others injured but in stable condition, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just heard the explosion,\u201d Lisa Landin said, who was commuting home from the bus when she heard the \u201ccrazy\u201d explosion. \u201cIt sounded like a bomb went off.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A grief-stricken woman who said her pets were stuck in the building when the explosion went off was just around the corner when the blast happened.<\/p>\n

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