City-owned high-rise in the Bronx collapses due to gas explosion, no injuries reported, fire department responding.

Mayor Eric Adams urged the public to ‘avoid the area’ after the dramatic collapse just after 8am.

City-owned high-rise in the Bronx collapses due to gas explosion, no injuries reported, fire department responding.

At around 8:10 a.m. on Oct. 1, New York City firefighters received reports of a gas explosion from the 20-story building.

Mayor Eric Adams said he was aware of the collapse and was monitoring the situation

Part of a 20-story apartment building collapsed in the Bronx, New York City, after a gas explosion in an incinerator shaft Wednesday. No injuries were reported.

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No one was injured and no apartments were damaged, although some residents were evacuated.