Video shows 'massive, fiery' explosion as police respond to home

A fiery explosion at a home in New York City left multiple people injured, including several officers who were responding to a domestic dispute and were flung into the air in the blast, police said.

New York Police Department officers responded to the house in Queens at about 2:42 a.m. local time on April 30 after receiving a 911 call that a resident's family member, 50-year-old Anroop Parasaram, arrived intoxicated and armed with a knife. NYPD Assistant Chief Christopher McIntosh said home security footage showed Parasaram forcing his way to the basement apartment where his wife, daughter and two grandchildren lived, carrying garbage bags filled with canisters with an unknown substance.

His daughter and grandchildren managed to flee to safety while he began "threatening" the remaining victim with a knife, who was also able to safely leave the apartment, McIntosh said.

Officers were responding and at the front door when the "massive, fiery" explosion erupted at 2:57 a.m., McIntosh said. Officers were knocked off their feet or thrown into the air, he said. Some were flung into the gate at the front of the home, he said. Eight were treated for minor burns and one had a laceration to his head that required stitches, McIntosh said.

"I want to be clear. We got very lucky today. This could have turned out really differently," McIntosh said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/01/explosion-new-york-city-police-injuries-queens/89887204007/?tbref=hp

Sounds like this guy was not only intoxicated, he was downright CRAZY!