NY - FDNY Chief Michael Fahy, 44, dies in building explosion, 27 Sept 2016 *Arrests*

[Indy Anna]

Firefighters responded shortly before 6:30 Tuesday morning to a report of a potential gas leak at 300 West 234th St. in the Kingsbridge neighborhood, a fire department spokesman said.

Upon arrival, firefighters discovered what appeared to be a marijuana grow house in the building, and reported it to police at 7 a.m., law-enforcement officials said. Firefighters and police were in the process of evacuating the home when the explosion occurred, officials said.

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-firefighter-killed-in-bronx-explosion-1474984766

 

[Indy Anna]

New York City’s fire commissioner says a blast that took the life of a battalion chief also injured nine other firefighters and six police officers.

Commissioner Daniel Nigro (NY’-groh) says two civilians and three Con Ed workers also suffered minor injuries in the Bronx house explosion.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...ba1cb4-84c6-11e6-b57d-dd49277af02f_story.html

 

[0101ABA]

I was just coming to post this. Thanks Indy Anna.

(https://mobile.twitter.com/BilldeBlasio/status/780806926351433728)

Rest in peace sir and prayers going up for his family and all of those who were injured

 

[hot cawfeee]

I have no words----many prayers for all who died and for their families and friends. Thank you for serving our beautiful city and may we honor your memories.

 

[katydid23]

RIP Chief Fahy :star: :rose: :star:

 

[0101ABA]

U.S marshals say a person of interest is under arrest in connection with a Bronx house explosion that killed an FDNY battalion chief.

The person of interest was arrested in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, according to U.S. marshals.

The person's name has not yet been released.

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...plosion-that-killed-fdny-battalion-chief.html

 

[0101ABA]

A second suspect was arrested Wednesday in connection with the Bronx drug house explosion that killed a beloved FDNY battalion chief, sources said.

The man, identified as Garibaldi Castillo, 32, is expected to be charged with two counts of felony marijuana possession, sources said.

Investigators were still grilling Julio Salcedo, 34, who is believed to be a renter at the pot-filled home that blew up Tuesday.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...-bronx-drug-house-explosion-article-1.2810445

 

[Tillicum]

From ^ link

Lt. JonPaul Augier, of Ladder Company 1, described Fahy as a "brilliant guy" who "graduated at the top of his class from New York Law School."

"He passed the (New) Jersey and New York State bar exam in the same (month)," Augier said.

But Fahy also knew how to have a good time.

"At 3'o clock in the morning after coming back from an alarm, Mike Fahy would break out the guitar," Augier recalled. "He'd sing to us, play the guitar, jam a little bit."

RIP Chief Fahy :rose:

 

[deedee21]

Rest in peace Michael Fahy.

 

[0101ABA]

A Bronx grand jury handed up manslaughter indictments against two men whose marijuana grow house exploded, killing a firefighter who responded to a report of leaking gas.

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Garivaldi Castillo, 32, of Manhattan, and Julio Salcedo, 34, of the Bronx, recklessly caused Fahy’s death by sealing the windows of the building, where they were illegally growing marijuana, prosecutors said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...dicted-manslaughter-charges-article-1.3226494

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2018/02/26/fdny-battalion-chief-michael-fahy-death-trial-set-marijuana-grow-house-explosion/370484002/

The trial is set for April for two men accused in a Bronx marijuana grow house explosion and fire that killed FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy.

The trial for suspects Garivaldi Castillo and Julio Salcedo, who are accused of running the large marijuana grow house that caused the explosion, is scheduled to begin on April 10 in Bronx County Supreme Court.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial For Explosion That Killed FDNY Chief

A pre-trial hearing is set Thursday for one of two men accused of running a marijuana “grow house” that caused an explosion in 2016.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

From last month:

Guilty pleas announced for men linked to Bronx explosion that killed FDNY battalion chief

Garivaldi Castillo, 33, and Julio Salcedo, 36, pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court in the Bronx on Friday to charges including second-degree manslaughter and first-degree criminal possession of marijuana.

"This is an extremely rare instance where someone is being held criminally responsible for conditions that caused the death of a firefighter in the line of duty in New York City," Darcel Clark, the Bronx district attorney, said in a statement.

The defendants will be sentenced August 17 with Castillo facing two to six years, and Salcedo facing as many as four years in prison.