Moments ago a building in the Harlem part of New York appears to have i) exploded and ii) collapsed, with people trapped inside.
- EXPLOSION REPORTED ON 116TH AND PARK IN NYC
From NY1 [5]:
Emergency crews are reportedly on the scene of a possible building explosion in East Harlem.
Details are limited but the incident reportedly happened this morning in the area of East 116th Street and Park Avenue.
NY1 has a crew heading to the scene and will have more information as it becomes available.
Pix11 adds [6]:
There are reports that people are trapped after part of the building collapsed. It is unclear what caused the explosion at this time, but Con Ed was requested on rush for a gas leak.
And from NBC New York: [7]
Authorities are responding to reports of an explosion and collapse in Manhattan.
FDNY said it was responding to 116th Street and Park Avenue. Smoke could be seen from midtown, a few miles away.
There was no immediate word about injuries.
Metro-North trains in the area were halted because of debris on tracks, and some passengers reported being ordered off their trains at 125th Street.
Live stream from the scene of the explosion:
Photos from the scene:
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BREAKING NEWS: Building explosion collapse in Manhattan. Via @madebyjuan [10] pic.twitter.com/di0QSfT6vM [11]
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) March 12, 2014 [12]
BREAKING NEWS: Explosion with people trapped and injured in Manhattan. Via @orangeadnan [13] pic.twitter.com/keNCnxKISu [14]
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) March 12, 2014 [15]
#Breaking [16] building explosion in New York's Harlem area, people reported trapped pic.twitter.com/YXBgcxtcOP [17] - @seecmb [18]
— Twitsnoop (@Twitsnoop) March 12, 2014 [19]
Possible building collapse in Harlem http://t.co/gFh6zr2IOb [20] pic.twitter.com/PBAMAVfc9t [21]
— hieronymus (@hieronymuk) March 12, 2014 [22]
PHOTO: Extensive damage seen from @NBCNewYork [23]'s chopper over the scene of the Manhattan building collapse pic.twitter.com/Wo2fVZIacX [24]
— NBC Nightly News (@nbcnightlynews) March 12, 2014 [25]