Passerby Helps Victims Injured by Chelsea Bomb Explosion

  • 8 years ago

This dramatic phone footage shows a witness helping two people who were wounded in the Chelsea bomb explosion in New York City on Saturday, September 17.
Filmed by Ramón Lopez, these videos show the uploader helping two injured persons to a nearby ambulance. One of the injured has bloodstained clothes and mentions that something has struck her eye, while another has a shoulder wound.According to reports from NorthJersey.com and USA Today, the victims were struck by shrapnel shards from the explosion.
29 people were injured in the blast. Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted on September 18 that all had been confirmed released from the hospital with no fatalities.
Both videos shown here are licensed and available for download. Credit: Ramón Lopez