Explosive Negligence in Upstate New York Church Puts First Responders’ Lives at Risk

On a seemingly routine Tuesday morning in Boonville, New York, a catastrophic explosion ripped through the Abundant Life Church, leaving five individuals critically injured and exposing a troubling pattern of safety negligence that puts American lives—including those of our brave firefighters—at unnecessary risk. As local heroes responded promptly to reports of a gas odor inside the church, they were met not with safe conditions but with an explosive hazard fueled by propane cylinders used for heating. Four people trapped in the basement when the furnace ignited were caught off guard, and one firefighter engaged in ventilation efforts was violently thrown...