A firefighter who responded to a report of a gas leak at a home was killed Tuesday morning when the residence exploded shortly after authorities discovered a possible drug lab.
The New York City Firefighter died shortly after the explosion at around 7:30 a.m. in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
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Firefighters had gone to a two-story house to investigate a report of a gas leak when they came upon what they believed to be a drug lab and notified police, authorities said. The house exploded about an hour after the call for gas.
Six officers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
