Harlem Explosion Rocks New York City | Buildings Collapse in Harlem Reaction. EMERGENCY 33 Units, Over 100 Police on the Scence. Aerial view: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- There's been an explosion and partial collapse of a building in East Harlem, the FDNY told CBS 2. The incident took place near 114th and Park Avenue. Smoke could be seen rising from the area. There's no word yet of injuries. Many took to Twitter and began posting pictures. Metro-North crews are checking nearby train tracks for any debris that may have fallen in the area. Hudson Line service in and out of Grand Central Terminal is delayed until further notice. HARLEM Explosion Rocks New York City - Buildings Collapse In harlem reaction. BREAKING: Injuries Reported After Explosion Rocks New Jersey Naval Base. NYC Blast: Massive explosion rocks building in East Harlem. NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) -- There's been an explosion and partial collapse of a building in East Harlem, the FDNY told CBS 2. The incident took place near 116th Street and Park Avenue. The FDNY says there is a fire at the location and smoke could be seen rising from the area. There's no word yet of injuries. It's still unclear what caused the explosion. "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. CBS New York reports that Metro-North crews are checking nearby train tracks for any debris that may have fallen in the area. Hudson Line service in and out of Grand Central Terminal is delayed until further notice. The bomb squad is responding as a precaution. So far, there are reports of 11 minor injuries. Explosion' rocks building in Manhattan's East Harlem neighbourhood. Smoke ... Twitter user Dan Sacvino Jr posted this picture of the scene. Source: Supplied FIREFIGHTERS are responding a large explosion at a building in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan. Rescue workers showed up to the building near the corner of East 116th and Park Avenue at around 9.30am local time (12.30am AEDT), the New York Post reports. The FDNY said numerous people had been injured. "The whole building shook," said a worker at the nearby Tulcingo Travel. "I think people must be injured. I see a lot of smoke. "Something just blew up on the east-side of Harlem. Felt it all the way in apt 20 floors up. Sister woke up thinking it was an earthquake," Authorities Respond to Massive Explosion in New York. New York police and fire officials were responding to reports of a massive explosion in Manhattan's East Harlem, authorities said Wednesday. EastHarlemExplosion (Credit: WABC) There were at least 11 minor injuries, fire officials said. Images from the area showed smoke billowing from the site of an apparent building collapse near a major commuter rail line. A worker at a nearby flea market said, "Two building have collapsed. I hope there is no in there. It's just rubble." terrorism. terrorists, muslims. 11s. Massive explosion rocks building in NYC NEW YORK -- There's been an explosion and partial collapse of a building in East Harlem, the FDNY told CBS 2. The incident took place near 116th Street and Park Avenue. The FDNY says there is a fire at the location and smoke could be seen rising from the area. There's no word yet of injuries. It's still unclear what caused the explosion. CBS New York reports that Metro-North said it happened in a building adjacent to the tracks. Service in and out of Grand Central Terminal is suspended until further notice. The bomb squad is responding as a precaution. Many took to Twitter and began posting pictures of smoke rising from the area. New York City fire department responds to reports of explosion, collapse in East Harlem New York City emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to reports of an explosion and collapse of at a residential building in East Harlem. Local reports say 11 people were injured, but the extent of the injuries were not immediately clear. It is also unclear if there are any people trapped inside the rubble. The FDNY said the building is located around Park Avenue between 114th and 117th streets, which is north of Central Park. Residents reported hearing a large explosion in an apartment building around 9 a.m. Officials Investigating Building Collapse in East Harlem. FDNY: Report of possible explosion, building collapse. BREAKING: Possible building collapse and explosion in Harlem. NYC fire department responds to report of explosion, building collapse in Harlem. Explosion in Manhattan Apartment Building New Yorkers on alert as 'explosion' causes Harlem building to collapse. NYC building fire, collapse. East Harlem Building Explosion, Fire and Collapse | New York | Rocks | Collapses

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