New York House Explosion Injures Eight

Explosion leveled a two-family home and killed four people.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

SALEM, N.Y. (AP) — An explosion leveled a two-family home in upstate New York Wednesday afternoon, blowing debris hundreds of feet and killing four people, police said.

Eight others were injured, including a baby. Three of the dead were adults, said State Police Lt. John Agresta. The age of the fourth person, who died later in the day, was not immediately known late Wednesday.

The blast shook tiny Salem, about 40 miles northeast of the state capital of Albany.

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Salem, NY House Explosion

Debris is strewn into the trees and into the road at the scene of a house explosion in Salem, N.Y., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. An explosion leveled a two-family home in upstate New York Wednesday afternoon, blowing debris hundreds of feet and killing three people, police said. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

Salem, NY House Explosion

Debris covers a road and land surrounding the scene of a house explosion in Salem, N.Y., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. An explosion leveled a two-family home in upstate New York Wednesday afternoon, blowing debris hundreds of feet and killing three people, police said. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

Salem, NY House Explosion

A worker takes notes at the scene of a house explosion in Salem, N.Y., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. An explosion leveled a two-family home in upstate New York Wednesday afternoon, blowing debris hundreds of feet and killing three people, police said. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

Salem, NY House Explosion

A firefighter walks through the scene of a house explosion in Salem, N.Y., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. An explosion leveled a two-family home in upstate New York Wednesday afternoon, blowing debris hundreds of feet and killing three people, police said. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

Salem, NY House Explosion

Firefighters and investigators roam the scene of a house explosion in Salem, N.Y., on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. An explosion leveled a two-family home in upstate New York Wednesday afternoon, blowing debris hundreds of feet and killing three people, police said. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)

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