New York building collapse after large explosion on Park Avenue in Harlem, New York City.
FDNY and police responded about 9:41 a.m. Wednesday to a mixed occupancy/apartment building explosion and collapse with a fire at 1646 Park Avenue in the area of E 114 to 116 Street near Park Avenue. The location is just north of Central Park. The building is reported to be 5 or 6 stories. An early witness reported that it appears that about one-half of the building is collapsed. Later it was discovered that most or all of the building collapsed.
There is a report of a people trapped inside the apartment building. Four or five buildings are possibly affected according to witnesses. A grocery store is possibly on the first floor of one of the buildings.
Residents heard a loud explosion about 9:00 a.m. A witness also reported it appears that people were injured by shrapnel.
Report of 11 people injured as of 10:20 a.m. ET.
A “church owner” interviewed by CBS reported that a gas odor was detected and reported Tuesday night.
Cell phone video soon after explosion.
MAN 5-ALARM 1646 PARK AVENUE, MULTIPLE DWELLING EXPLOSION AND COLLAPSE,
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 12, 2014
MAN 4-ALARM 1646 PARK AVENUE, MULTIPLE DWELLING EXPLOSION AND COLLAPSE,
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 12, 2014
MAN 3-ALARM E 114 114 STREET, BUILDING COLLAPSE WITH FIRE,
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 12, 2014
What’s left of a building in Harlem after massive explosion. via @NYDailyNews http://t.co/B9PyjRpt9g pic.twitter.com/T1cO8zTFjF
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 12, 2014
UPDATE: Apparent building explosion in NYC, Metro-North suspended. http://t.co/14aWeMTXmb pic.twitter.com/S8K1mZu537
— WTNH News 8 (@WTNH) March 12, 2014
The 125th St. Metro North station is very close to this fire in Harlem http://t.co/XRRC1RzFnY (jessiet416/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/25FrxcLkXK
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) March 12, 2014
Thick white-gray smoke billowing out from somewhere. It smells acrid. Onlookers now moving away. pic.twitter.com/1O275LhL3O
— Martin Burch (@seecmb) March 12, 2014
#BREAKING Building explosion in Manhattan, New York pic.twitter.com/hgPqEWmLws
— Russian Market (@russian_market) March 12, 2014
Now: Photo of #Manhattan collapse. #FDNY has 39 units and 168 members responding. The scene is developing. pic.twitter.com/zWhTmi9Dsm
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 12, 2014
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Former New York City fire marshal Gene West adds expect perspective on a New York City building collapse and fire in East Harlem on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.”
