Police: 2 bodies found in rubble of explosion site

Two bodies found in the rubble of Thursday's East Village explosion are believed to be those of two men who have been missing since the blast. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Sunday that investigators

News 12 Staff

Mar 30, 2015, 7:31 AM

Updated 3,323 days ago

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Police: 2 bodies found in rubble of explosion site
Two bodies found in the rubble of Thursday's East Village explosion are believed to be those of two men who have been missing since the blast.
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Sunday that investigators believe the two missing men -- 26-year-old Moises Lucon and 23-year-old Nicholas Figueroa -- are the ones found in the wreckage, but he would not confirm that.
One of the victim's bodies was found 20 feet from the entrance of a sushi restaurant on the ground floor. The other body was found 20 feet away from the first, according to fire officials.
The families of the two victims have been notified that bodies were found.
Authorities believe that there are no other victims.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before the explosion that injured 22 people, four of them critically.
Consolidated Edison said workers had discovered in August that a line had been illegally tapped.


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