Explosion rocks New York's East Village; injuries unknown

By Ray Sanchez, CNN
Updated 3:52 PM ET, Thu March 26, 2015


New York (CNN)An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday in what officials called a possible building collapse.

Reports of injuries are unknown and some people may be trapped, a law enforcement source said.

Images from the scene showed towering flames and plumes of black smoke rising from the building, which includes both apartments and businesses.


The official FDNY Twitter account described it as a major building collapse.

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