A Bronx grand jury handed up manslaughter indictments against two men whose marijuana grow house exploded, killing a firefighter who responded to a report of leaking gas.
Michael Fahy, 44, battalion chief of the 19th division, was killed by falling debris as he and his crew evacuated a house at W. 234th St. near Irwin Ave. on Sept. 27, 2016.
Garivaldi Castillo, 32, of Manhattan, and Julio Salcedo, 34, of the Bronx, recklessly caused Fahy’s death by sealing the windows of the building, where they were illegally growing marijuana, prosecutors said.
By sealing the windows, they allowed leaking gas to become trapped inside the building, which exploded, sending the roof crashing down on Fah