2nd person dies following NY blast that killed boy

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STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a second person has died following a propane explosion that destroyed a suburban New York house, killing an 18-month-old boy and injuring more than a dozen others.

Police say 46-year-old Patricia Salegna-Maqueda died Tuesday night at Stony Brook University Medical Center.

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