Explosion in New York - 12th March 2014

[Bangalorean]

Shocked that there is no thread on this yet. News just coming in. Details awaited. Let us wait and watch.

 

[LurkerBaba]

A huge explosion rocked an East Harlem building Wednesday morning, causing it to collapse.
Officials confirmed that the blast brought down a building on Park Avenue near the corner of East 116th Street, reducing it to rubble.
The FDNY confirmed that the explosion happened around 9:30 a.m. and said numerous people had been injured.
"The whole building shook," said a worker at Tulcingo Travel on Lexington Avenue. "I think people must be injured. I see a lot of smoke."
Metro North train service has been suspended along Park Avenue including the New Haven and Hudson lines.

Huge explosion rocks uptown Manhattan | New York Post