See It: NYPD Officers Rush Into Bronx Home After Explosion

New York City NY

19 January, 2022

9:30 AM

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NEW YORK CITY — A dramatic body cam video shows NYPD officers rush headlong into a burning Bronx building moments after a devastating blast Tuesday. "When @NYPD41pct officers arrived at the massive explosion at a Bronx home, they saw flames spreading to the adjoining home rocked by the explosion," the NYPD's official Twitter account posted. "Knowing there was a person inside, they ran in." When @NYPD41pct officers arrived at the massive explosion at a Bronx home, they saw flames spreading to the adjoining home rocked by the explosion. Knowing there was a person inside, they ran in. They found a woman trapped in the debris. Our prayers are with those affected. pic.twitter.com/UfQWeYT9qo— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) January 18, 2022 The video shows cops found a screaming woman trapped under a couch and other debris inside the Fox Avenue home. Police found two injured women, ages 68 and 82, in the explosion's aftermath, authorities said. Both are in stable condition at Jacobi Hospital as of Wednesday, police said. A third woman — Martha Dagbasta, 77 — died in the blast, which leveled her 869 Fox St. home, authorities said. Five NYPD officers who rushed into homes hit by the explosion were taken to hospitals, authorities said. Mayor Eric Adams praised the officers Tuesday for their bravery. "When you see the body cam video, you're going to see the quick responses of the officers going into a burning building next door from the explosion," he said. "Not realizing if there would have been an additional explosion, but they went inside and carried out a woman who was trapped inside."