New York City, Apartment and gas explosion
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Utilities in the building have been shut down, and 148 units are vacated, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a briefing.
Vanessa Gibson, a former New York State representative and the Bronx Borough President wrote on X: "Please pray for our neighbors displaced in the early hours of the morning. This is both devastating and traumatizing.
A fire at a New York City apartment building left at least one person dead and 15 injured, Mayor Mamdani said Saturday.
A significant fire and gas explosion occurred in a 17-story residential building in The Bronx, New York, early Saturday, leading to a swift and extensive emergency response.
The 4-alarm fire in the Bronx started shortly after midnight and spread to multiple apartments in the 17-story building, according to a statement from the New York City Fire Department. There was no immediate word on what caused the fire. More than 200 fire and emergency crew were working at the scene, according to the fire department.
A gas explosion sent fire racing through the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as temperatures plunged into the single digits overnight,
Firefighters are battling a blaze on the top two floors of a high-rise building in New York City.