Video Roundup: Fatal Building Explosion Rocks East Harlem
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - At least two people have died and 22 others were injured in an explosion that leveled two buildings in East Harlem Wednesday morning.
A gas leak was reported to Con Edison by a resident in a nearby building just before 9:15 a.m.. Crews arrived at the scene moments after the two connected buildings on East 116th Street and Park Avenue were engulfed in flames.
The explosion was heard as far as 40 blocks away from the scene. Thick black smoke has been billowing out of the explosion site for hours.
CBS 2 has had a team of reporters covering all angles of the explosion throughout the day:
The Blast Caused Serious Delays For Metro North Riders, CBS 2's Lou Young Has More:
Panic And Fear Rushed Through The Minds Of Those Living And Working Near The Deadly Blast:
Injured Explosion Victims Were Rushed To Area Hospitals:
Dust And Smoke Billowing Out Of The Rubble Have Prompted Concerns About Air Quality:
NTSB Officials Have The Latest On The Investigation Into The Explosion:
Cell Phone Video Shows Chaos Moments After Building Explosion:
CBS 2's Cindy Hsu Spoke With Witnesses Who Rushed To The Aid Of Their Fellow New Yorkers:
Carmen Vargas-Rosa, Owner Of The Spanish Christian Church, Says Some Tenants Were Unaccounted For:
Red Cross Sets Up Shelter At P.S. 57 For Those Displaced By East Harlem Building Explosion. CBS 2's Emily Smith Talks To Red Cross CEO Josh Lockwood:
Hundreds Of Firefighters Working To Put Out Fire From East Harlem Building Explosion For Hours. CBS 2's Don Champion Reports:
Smoke Conditions Improve Hours After Fatal East Harlem Explosion, CBS 2's Hazel Sanchez Reports:
East Harlem Building Explosion Heard 40 Blocks Away. CBS 2's Don Champion Reports:
Witnesses Offer Firsthand Account Of East Harlem Building Explosion, Aftermath:
Gas Leak Reported A Short Time Before Fatal East Harlem Building Explosion. CBS 2's John Slattery Reports:
Eyewitness Describes East Harlem Explosion, Building Collapse. CBS 2's Hazel Sanchez Reports:
Metro-North Service Suspended Indefinitely Due To Harlem Building Explosion. CBS 2's Kathryn Brown Reports: