NFT: Building explosion and collapse reported in NYC

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In comment 12204976 RB^2 said:

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and can smell the smoke from here. Our building just had to announce that the smoke smell isn't from our building but from the collapsed building 35 blocks away. Crazy.

same here. Wind must be blowing the smoke uptown?

over there all the time. Pommes Frites is something of an institution. Hopefully nobody died but I don't see how that could be possible barring a miracle.

And can smell the smoke like its around the corner. Crazy stuff

20th and braodway

Smoke all around. Very strong smell of Sulfur and gas. Very foggy.


Hope everyone is alright.

reported injured, no deaths reported YET.

It smells so strongly someone pulled a fire alarm and the building evacuated here.

My brother used to live just a few blocks from there over in Alphabet City, I've been down there a hundred times. Hopefully most of the tenants weren't inside at the time of collapse.

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters say a building on fire in New York City has collapsed and at least one person has been critically injured.

Orange flames and black smoke are billowing from the facade and roof of the five-story building in Manhattan, near New York University and the Washington Square Park area.

There are some reports of an explosion before the fire. The area is being evacuated.

The Fire Department of New York says other people are being evaluated at the scene.

Further details aren't available.

Pomme Frites.

to my school than to NYU.

In comment 12204994 Mike in Long Beach said:

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20th and braodway

Hey, is "No Idea" still open? They used to have a great Super Bowl contest back in the day.

surprise but NYPD sources are saying "likely gas leak" though CNN suggested grease from Pommes frites.

In comment 12205015 DanMetroMan said:

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surprise but NYPD sources are saying "likely gas leak" though CNN suggested grease from Pommes frites.

When's the last time there was a grease explosion?

In comment 12205016 jcn56 said:

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In comment 12205015 DanMetroMan said: Quote: surprise but NYPD sources are saying "likely gas leak" though CNN suggested grease from Pommes frites. When's the last time there was a grease explosion?

Jcn,
No idea. I was just watching CNN and they mentioned at least twice "the restaurant below is a french fries place which could suggest grease causing it" but NYPD sources apparently think it's a gas fire. Gas leak sure seems like the cause of most of these.

CNN should show a little common sense.

In comment 12205009 Big Al said:

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to my school than to NYU.

That's for national consumption. People wouldnt understand "Near Cooper Union and Tompkins Sq Park"

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In comment 12205016 jcn56 said:

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In comment 12205015 DanMetroMan said: Quote: surprise but NYPD sources are saying "likely gas leak" though CNN suggested grease from Pommes frites. When's the last time there was a grease explosion?

I wouldn't say explosion, but it was popular in the late 70's.

and it stinks in my building.

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In comment 12205009 Big Al said: Quote: to my school than to NYU. That's for national consumption. People wouldnt understand "Near Cooper Union and Tompkins Sq Park"

yeah I understand but it is a block or two away.

Ny.building on 28th

reading the comments attached to the coverage at cbslocal.com. Yuck.

Building 7 truthers. "NOBAMA!" BBI can be crazy at times but..good Lord!

Per NY1 and other outlets.

In comment 12205041 Big Blue Blogger said:

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Per NY1 and other outlets.

Which would explain why the owner of Big Gay Ice cream shop was going nuts on Twitter (the address was reported as 125 east 7th initially... which is where his shop is).

In comment 12205023 njm said:

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CNN should show a little common sense.

highly unlikely

actually got video of most of what happened
Link - ( New Window )

just heard the fire engines headed downtown shortly after 3:30

and I'm on West Street/WSH in Tribecca.

of a random stranger running into the building and saving at least 1 person. Wow.

on St. Marks Place. She can smell the smoke in her work building in midtown. Terrible.

In comment 12205052 DanMetroMan said:

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actually got video of most of what happened Link - ( New Window )

Love how the guy who posted that gratuitously put in that he "ran back to try and help people" while he is still taking the video. Just saying, totally unnecessary.

was reading comments on FB and 2 things stuck out to me


1. Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead was randomly on the scene

2. NYC legend Robin Byrd was giving the play by play... yeah THAT Robin Byrd.

I work all the way up on 30th and the smell of burning plastic is still here. I've got a headache from it too.

Had just sat down to a meeting with my boss when the explosion went. Took pics and video but nothing as dramatic as what you can see via the media.

I thought initially it was over by Paul's Burger but it's a block away. The fire was roaring and I could see it above the cooper union building

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was there an hour before the explosion and gave the workers instructions on what they needed to do.

One thing you can always rely on is CNN not having a clue what actually happened

by Con Ed at 2pm

Was going to a vendor dinner on 2nd tonight like 2 blocks from there, obviously not now. I'm in the west village and have great view of across town, smoke is pretty cleared up now, but looks like a second building isn't going to make it.

In comment 12205082 MookGiants said:

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One thing you can always rely on is CNN not having a clue what actually happened

Was Don Lemon speculating that the building was sucked into a black hole or that the explosion was caused by someone with Old Timer's Disease?

In comment 12205009 Big Al said:

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to my school than to NYU.

Yeah, technically, but my dorm was on 9th and 3rd

Right up from the old Fillmore East site. I have a friend who lives a few blocks away and can't get back to his apartment.

In comment 12205023 njm said:

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CNN should show a little common sense.

Thank you. That statement by CNN is borderline slanderous. I'd have my attorney look into that if I owned Pommes Frites.

Fucking media is an abject embarrassment. I hate mentioning that I'm a part of it, but we, at least, research what we say before we go on air with it.

shows a retired firefighter, apparently, who checked on each floor looking for people still in the building and got out just before it collapses. What a brave thing to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoy3pIiTQlM - ( New Window )

that is an amazing job (luck?) by the retired fire fighter. Balls of steel to go up each floor, and then apparently gave recon info to the first active firefighters to arrive on scene. Before all that, instructing the very frightened woman how to release and lower the ladder at the bottom of the fire escape.

one man is missing
was on a date in restaurant
the woman escaped with broken nose
but the man is still missing
Family of Nicholas Figueroa, 23, says he's missing after dining in East Village sushi restaurant destroyed in explosion - ( New Window )

. Lol @ "grease fire".

Utility workers in the bldg appeared to spark the explosion, hoo boy.