FDNY chief from Yonkers killed in Bronx explosion

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano says that Battalion Chief Michael Fahy, 44, was killed after a piece of debris struck his head following the blast. Authorities say Fahy was a part of a crew that was responding to a report of a gas leak in the Bronx's Kingsbridge neighborhood around 6 a.m. One person has been arrested in connection with the explosion.

NJ holding suspect in blast that killed NY firefighter

New Jersey authorities are holding the man wanted in New York City in connection with the building explosion that killed FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy of Yonkers. Julio Salcedo Contrer, 34, was arrested Tuesday in Cliffside Park, New Jersey and is being held in the Bergen County jail as a fugitive from justice, jail spokesman Anthony Cureton said Wednesday.