Man suffers severe burns from radiator explosion in the Bronx: ‘Very scary’

BEDFORD PARK, the Bronx (PIX11) —A sleeping man was burned all over his body when steam burst out of the radiator in his Bronx apartment Thursday morning, according to officials and his girlfriend.

“Very scary. Burned him all over,” the girlfriend told PIX11 News on her way to the hospital.

Authorities responded to the incident at 2857 Valentine Ave. between East 198th and 199th Streets in Bedford Park at around 7:20 a.m., according to the FDNY. Officials said the person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The man threw himself out the window and onto the fire escape after the radiator exploded at around 6 a.m., according to his girlfriend. The heat in the building had not been turned on for the winter yet, she said.

But a neighbor told PIX11 News the heat came on just after she had complained about it.

The incident occurred the day after the NYC City Council held a radiator safety hearing and NYCHA came out against additional radiator safety inspections.

It was unclear if the Department of Buildings was called to the scene.

Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here.

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