Smoke is scene billowing from the site of an explosion at 116th Street and Park Avenue in Harlem on March 12, 2014. CREDIT: Adnan Islam
It happened around 9 a.m. on Park Avenue between 114th and 117th streets, the FDNY said. One of the buildings that collapsed had a piano repair shop with apartments above. The second building housed a church.
It’s unclear if anyone was inside the buildings at the time of the explosion.
Video from the scene shows heavy smoke rising from the area as firefighters battle the blaze. Debris and rubble could be seen scattered all over the area.
A man who was on the 15th floor of a building on 125th Street said he saw dark smoke billowing down several blocks.
“The building shook and then we looked to see what was happening. We saw a whole lot of smoke. A lot of smoke came out,” witness Samuel Paul told CBS 2. “There’s a lot of dark smoke still coming out. A lot of fire engines I saw going to 125th Street.”
“The smoke started to rise. It looked like something fell because it wasn’t like a fire. It just looked like debris smoke, similar to 9/11,” Paul added.
Metro-North said the explosion happened adjacent to the tracks. Service in and out of Grand Central Terminal is suspended until further notice.
The bomb squad is also responding as a precaution. So far, there are reports of 11 minor injuries.
It’s unclear if anyone was inside the buildings at the time of the explosion.
Video from the scene shows heavy smoke rising from the area as firefighters battle the blaze. Debris and rubble could be seen scattered all over the area.
A man who was on the 15th floor of a building on 125th Street said he saw dark smoke billowing down several blocks.
“The building shook and then we looked to see what was happening. We saw a whole lot of smoke. A lot of smoke came out,” witness Samuel Paul told CBS 2. “There’s a lot of dark smoke still coming out. A lot of fire engines I saw going to 125th Street.”
“The smoke started to rise. It looked like something fell because it wasn’t like a fire. It just looked like debris smoke, similar to 9/11,” Paul added.
Metro-North said the explosion happened adjacent to the tracks. Service in and out of Grand Central Terminal is suspended until further notice.
The bomb squad is also responding as a precaution. So far, there are reports of 11 minor injuries.
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