{"id":396212,"date":"2022-01-19T19:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T16:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/son-wants-answers-in-bronx-explosion-that-killed-77-year-old-mom\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T19:05:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T16:05:43","slug":"son-wants-answers-in-bronx-explosion-that-killed-77-year-old-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/son-wants-answers-in-bronx-explosion-that-killed-77-year-old-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"#Son wants answers in Bronx explosion that killed 77-year-old mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Son wants answers in Bronx explosion that killed 77-year-old mom<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A grieving son is searching for answers in the suspected gas explosion that decimated a Bronx home, killing his mother and injuring his aunt, along with seven others Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Martha Dagbatsa, 77, had lived at the Fox Street home in Longwood since the 1990s when she came to the US from her native Ghana, her son Anthony Aime told The Post Wednesday while at the scene of the devastation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to understand what\u2019s going on,\u201d Aime said. \u201cThe house that I grew up in is no longer there and the houses adjacent to them are burnt to the studs. It\u2019s like garbage at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dagbatsa and her sister, Evelyn Amoateng, 68, lived on the second and third floors at 869 Fox Street, where Martha was sleeping at the time when the blast h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened at 11 a.m. following a suspected gas leak.<\/p>\n<p>Dagbatsa was \u201cpulled out of the home\u201d after the explosion, Aime said. She was later pronounced dead at Jacobi Hospital, where Amoateng was treated for minor scrapes and bruises before being released, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters and investigators were on hand early Wednesday still processing the scene as Aime tries to learn more about what led up to the deadly blast. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-1-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Fire damage.\" class=\"wp-image-20885086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-1-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-1-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-1-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Martha Dagbatsa had lived at the Fox Street home in Longwood since the 1990s.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">G.N. Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 47-year-old Mount Vernon man spoke to his mother just two days before she died, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s surreal, it\u2019s f\u2013ked up,\u201d Aime said. \u201cI\u2019m still processing everything. I get a call yesterday that there was a fire and that she\u2019s gone. I\u2019m still in shock, I\u2019m in shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dagbatsa was a \u201cvery kind, very patient\u201d woman who was a devout Christian, Aime said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-2-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Firefighters.\" class=\"wp-image-20885090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-2-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-2-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-2-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThe house that I grew up in is no longer there and the houses adjacent to them are burnt to the studs,\u201d Anthony Aime said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">G.N. Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a tragic story,\u201d he said. \u201cShe devoted herself to the Lord and became a deaconess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cfaithful warrior\u201d had attended Church of the Revelation in the Bronx, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/79029072464\">according to a Facebook post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMartha Dagbatsa, we will miss you!\u201d associate pastor Diana Adour wrote early Wednesday. \u201cPlease keep her family in your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-3-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Fire damage.\" class=\"wp-image-20885108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-3-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-3-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-3-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The explosion and fire happened at 11 a.m. Tuesday following a suspected gas leak.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">G.N. Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-4-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Scene of fire.\" class=\"wp-image-20885097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-4-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-4-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/bronx-fire-4-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Firefighters responded to the \u201ctragic and frightening\u201d scene within four minutes following the large explosion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">G.N. Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FDNY officials said firefighters responded to the \u201ctragic and frightening\u201d scene within four minutes following the large explosion. Gas service was shut down throughout the entire block Tuesday as investigators processed the massive scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are continuing to investigate and will be on scene sifting through the rubble for any evidence,\u201d FDNY officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The exact cause of the blast remained under investigation early Wednesday, FDNY officials told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Aime, meanwhile, said he went to his former childhood home to \u201cfigure out how this all happened\u201d and whether carelessness or neglect played a role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m here, that\u2019s the million-dollar question,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m hearing it takes a few months to figure out an answer, but I need to know what caused this explosion to his if there\u2019s any negligence. We just want to find out what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The scene was hard to take in, Aime said, as the home was completely destroyed, with soot covering most of the sidewalk. The incident comes just over a week after an inferno at a Bronx high-rise\u00a0killed nine adults and eight children ranging in age from 2 to 50.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting to the bottom of this, one way or another,\u201d Aime said. \u201cWe just want answers as to why; there\u2019s nothing left, everything is burnt to the ground.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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