Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA gas explosion caused a partial collapse of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, New York, just after 8am. The blast at YCHA’s Mitchel Houses on Alexander Avenue led to the collapse of an incinerator shaft attached to the 17-storey building. A witness said she “heard a loud boom, and the thing just exploded,” while another said the explosion sounded “like a bomb.”No immediate injuries were reported, but first responders were using dogs and drones to search the rubble as a precaution. New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was monitoring the situation, with FDNY, NYPD, and other city departments responding to the scene. In fullDogs searching rubble for victims after 17-story New York apartment building partially collapses in suspected gas explosionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
‘Loud boom’ heard as gas explosion partially collapses high-rise
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA gas explosion caused a partial collapse of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, New York, just after 8am. The blast at YCHA’s Mitchel Houses on Alexander Avenue led to the collapse of an incinerator shaft attached to the 17-storey building. A witness said she “heard a loud boom, and the thing just exploded,” while another said the explosion sounded “like a bomb.”No immediate injuries were reported, but first responders were using dogs and drones to search the rubble as a precaution. New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was monitoring the situation, with FDNY, NYPD, and other city departments responding to the scene. In fullDogs searching rubble for victims after 17-story New York apartment building partially collapses in suspected gas explosionThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
