Two killed in blast, collapse at at New York residential building
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Two persons died and at least 17 were injured when a five-story residential building in Manhattan's East Harlem neighborhood exploded and was leveled Wednesday morning, a law-enforcement official said.
Witnesses said they heard a loud boom near East 116th St. and Park Avenue. The fire department received the initial call at 9:31 am and were on the scene at 1644 Park Avenue two minutes later.
It is a five-alarm fire—44 units and 200 Fire Department of New York personnel are on the scene, officials said. The blast is being investigated as a gas explosion, the official said.
Witnesses said they heard a loud boom near East 116th St. and Park Avenue. The fire department received the initial call at 9:31 am and were on the scene at 1644 Park Avenue two minutes later.
It is a five-alarm fire—44 units and 200 Fire Department of New York personnel are on the scene, officials said. The blast is being investigated as a gas explosion, the official said.
