๐จ EXPLOSIVE DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Queens House Erupts In Massive Blast, Injuring 8 NYPD Officers.
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๐จ EXPLOSIVE DOMESTIC DISPUTE: Queens House Erupts In Massive Blast, Injuring 8 NYPD Officers
- โ โ Fifth-alarm gas-fed fire caused a house to collapse in South Ozone Park, Queens
- โ โ Explosion happened on 130th Street just before 3 a.m. Thursday
- โ โ Incident appears linked to a domestic dispute
- โ โ NYPD responded to reports of a knife-wielding suspect at the home
- โ โ Officers smelled gas upon arrival moments before the explosion
- โ โ Home erupted in flames as officers attempted to enter basement apartment
- โ โ 7 NYPD officers and 1 sergeant injured in the blast
- โ โ Injuries included minor burns and one head laceration requiring stitches
- โ โ Bodycam footage showed officers blown off their feet by the explosion
- โ โ All 11 residents safely accounted for and believed to have escaped beforehand
- โ โ Suspect identified as Anroop Parasram, estranged husband of resident
- โ โ Suspect reportedly entered by pushing in an air-conditioning unit
- โ โ Parasram remains missing and unaccounted for
- โ โ Firefighters battled for hours to stop flames from spreading to nearby homes