NYPD cops responding to knife dispute among 10 hurt as Queens house explodes, burns down
Ten people, including seven NYPD officers, were injured when a house in Queens exploded and caught fire as police responded to a knife-related dispute. The explosion triggered a five-alarm fire that destroyed the two-and-a-half-story home and spread to a neighboring house. The cause of the explosion and fire remains under investigation, with no arrests made and no indication of a shooting despite witness reports of sounds resembling gunfire.
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Metro breaking NYPD cops responding to knife dispute among 10 hurt as Queens house explodes, burns down By Patrick Reilly and Joe Marino Published April 30, 2026, 7:24 a.m. ET Ten people were hurt — including seven police officers — when a home exploded and burned down while cops were responding to a dispute involving a knife, according to police and fire officials. Police responded to a reported dispute at a home on 130th Street in South Ozone Park around 2:42 a.m. Thursday — but when officers tried to get into the residence there was an “explosion,” NYPD said. The blast sparked a massive, five-alarm inferno that quickly spread throughout the two-and-a-half-story private home and extended to a house next door.
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