"Emergency personnel are responding to the partial collapse of an apartment building in New York City on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 8:00 a.m. ET, an incinerator shaft collapsed at the public housing apartment building on Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, NYC Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry wrote on X. A preliminary investigation suggests some type of explosion triggered the collapse, Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference Wednesday."
"No injuries have been reported at this time. Video from the scene showed a giant tear along the side of the building. "Investigation into the cause is ongoing," Daughtry said in an X post. "Residents in F & G apartments are being evacuated out of an abundance of caution and will be cared for at a nearby community center." Con Edison has shut off gas in the building in response to the collapse, according to NYC Emergency Management."
Emergency personnel responded to a partial collapse of a public housing apartment building on Alexander Avenue in the Bronx shortly after 8:00 a.m. ET. An incinerator shaft collapsed, and a preliminary investigation suggests some type of explosion triggered the collapse. Video from the scene showed a giant tear along the side of the building. No injuries have been reported. Residents in F and G apartments are being evacuated and will be cared for at a nearby community center. Con Edison has shut off gas in the building while investigation into the cause is ongoing.
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