FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro added he had known Fahy's father, who was also a firefighter. Fahy was standing on the street when the house blew, and was struck by falling debris, Nigro said. Large multi-agency response to house explosion in the Bronx. Another resident, David Khabinsky, told The New York Times he was getting ready for work when he heard a loud boom. "Then five minutes later, you hear police sirens, and then helicopter after helicopter after helicopter," he said.

Source: CBC News September 27, 2016 13:34 UTC