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Residents in Queens and Roosevelt Island reported shaking buildings and loud sounds on Tuesday morning, which were initally thought to be caused by an explosion Rare earthquake shakes parts of New ...
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A gas explosion collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City, trapping victims in the rubble and injuring 10 people, according to officials.
NBC4 New York The incident occurred around 12:15 p.m. in the Village of Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County. Wappingers Falls Fire Chief Jason Enson said at a media briefing that an excavator ...
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On March 12, 2014, an explosion occurred at 9:31 a.m. [1] in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States.The explosion leveled two apartment buildings located just north of 116th Street at 1644 and 1646 Park Avenue, [2] killing eight people, injuring at least 70 others, and displacing 100 families.
The rescue effort was led by New York City Mayor Caleb Smith Woodhull and the New York City Police Department, with assistance from the fire department. [2] About 100 rescuers were divided into three teams, working in shifts. [2] [4] The last person to be rescued was a young boy who had been trapped for 17 hours under a mass of wood and iron beams.
The explosion was caused by pressurized gas cylinders inside the vehicle, which appeared to be used for construction. Car explosion damages homes and vehicles in Queens, New York: Video captures blaze
A city inspector failed to notice defects in the new line and issued a certification on December 2. Although gas service was not scheduled to be turned on until December 14, the owner of the restaurant "clandestinely" arranged to have the gas turned on earlier, on December 11. [ 3 ]