NYC Building Collapse

Firefighters control a fire after an explosion and the collapse of a building on Manhattan's East Side, Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York. The four-story building housing doctors' offices collapsed and burned in an apparent gas explosion after what witnesses described as a thunderous blast.

Emergency personnel remove an injured person from the scene of an explosion and the collapse of a building on Manhattan's East Side, Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York. At least 11 people were injured -- five civilians and six firefighters, the Fire Department said.

Firefighters pour water on to the remains of a collapsed building on New York's Upper East Side, as others are seen on an adjacent building's roof, Monday, July 10, 2006. An explosion rocked the four-story building, causing a fire and eventually a total collapse, injuring at least five civilians and six firefighters.

Firefighters work to contain the remains of a fire Monday, July 10, 2006 in New York. A four-story building on Manhattan's Upper East Side went up in flames and collapsed Monday after a thunderous explosion that rocked the upscale neighborhood. Authorities said the apparent cause was a gas explosion and that a suicide attempt was being investigated.

Emergency personnel remove an injured person from the scene of an explosion and the collapse of a building on Manhattan's East Side, Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York. At least 11 people were injured -- five civilians and six firefighters, the Fire Department said.

Firefighters control a fire after an explosion and the collapse of a building on Manhattan's East Side, Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York. At least 11 people were injured -- five civilians and six firefighters, the Fire Department said.

Firefighters work to contain a fire on Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York. A four-story building housing a doctor's office just off Madison Avenue collapsed and burned after what witnesses said was a thunderous explosion that rocked the neighborhood.

Firefighters work to contain a fire on Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York. The building on Manhattan's East Side went up in flames and collapsed Monday after what witnesses said was a thunderous explosion that rocked the upscale neighborhood.

Firefighters work to contain a fire on Monday, July 10, 2006, in New York. A four-story building housing a doctor's office just off Madison Avenue collapsed and burned after what witnesses said was a thunderous explosion that rocked the neighborhood.