1 killed, 8 hurt in Bronx home explosion, collapse

One person was killed and eight other people — including five police officers — were hurt Tuesday in a suspected gas explosion and fire in the Bronx.

The blast happened at a home on a block of three-story residences in the borough's Woodstock neighborhood. Eight people were injured, revising an earlier count from city officials that said nine had been reported injured. Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries, Mayor Eric Adams said. About 100 firefighters and EMS personnel responded. It was the second deadly fire in the Bronx in less than two weeks, following the smoky high-rise apartment blaze that killed 17 people on Jan. 9. Officials said gas service was shut off to the area while the cause of the explosion is being investigated.