adminNew York — A residential building in New York’s East Harlem neighbourhood exploded and collapsed yesterday, sparking a serious fire and engulfing the area in thick smoke, officials said.
Local TV stations reported that several people had sustained minor injuries in the incident at 116th Street and Park Avenue. TV footage showed debris strewn across the street.
“It was an explosion and a building collapsed,” a spokesperson for New York Police Department told AFP, giving no further details. Firefighters have been dispatched to the scene.
“The call came at 09.34. It is a residential building. The New York Fire Department is in the process of extinguishing the fire,” another police spokesperson added. — AFP
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