East Harlem, NYC explosion and building collapse

Initial reports suggest a gas explosion

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Authorities respond to massive explosion in East Harlem

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New York police and fire officials were responding to reports of a massive explosion in Manhattan's East Harlem, authorities said Wednesday. There were at least 11 minor injuries as clouds of dark smoke rose over the residential neighborhood of red-brick tenements, fire officials said. Metro North commuter rail service, which runs along the site of the blast on Park Avenue, was suspended, officials said. "Two buildings have collapsed. I hope there is no one in there. It's just rubble," a worker at a nearby flea market said.

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