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One dead as New York City building collapses after blast | |
(35 minutes later) | |
New York City Police Department says one person has died after an explosion in an apartment building that then collapsed. | |
Local TV stations report that 11 people suffered minor injuries in the incident in East Harlem. | |
Residents heard a blast in the five-storey building at 116th Street and Park Avenue before it caved in. | |
All train services in and out of Grand Central terminal have been halted following the incident near its tracks. | |
The New York fire department has elevated the incident to the highest threat level possible. | |
It announced it has dispatched 168 members from more than three dozen nearby fire stations to battle the blaze. | |
'Gas smell' | 'Gas smell' |
The local utility has been called to shut off the gas following the explosion, which damaged windows in the area, reports WABC TV. | |
A witness told the BBC "there was just a lot of panic" following the explosion. | |
Dan Scarvino had just emerged on to a nearby train platform when "suddenly a plume of smoke came out of nowhere". | |
"I've never seen anything like it," he added. | |
A witness told the New York Daily News she had smelled gas "for weeks" before the explosion. | A witness told the New York Daily News she had smelled gas "for weeks" before the explosion. |
"We saw people flying out of the window... those are my neighbours," Ashley Rivera said. | "We saw people flying out of the window... those are my neighbours," Ashley Rivera said. |
Another witness told the newspaper he heard two loud explosions that shook the barber shop where he works. | |
"It was loud, like boom, boom!" Mitch Abreu said. "It rocked the whole block. | "It was loud, like boom, boom!" Mitch Abreu said. "It rocked the whole block. |
"A window blew out of the other shop down the street," he added. | "A window blew out of the other shop down the street," he added. |
"It looked like the [Twin] Towers all over again. People covered in dust and covering their mouths." | |
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