NY Building Collapse and Fire

[JAE]

Anyone know anything about this?

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/03/26/new-york-city-building-collapse/

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[JAE]

Here's more photos/information and video

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/03/26/explosion-collapse-reported-at-east-village-building/

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[bridgebuster]

I could see the flames from my office, about 2 miles due north.my M-I-L has relatives a block away. The evening news said it may have resulted from a gas leak due to some on-going plumbing work.

So far still burning as of 8 PM; four buildings burned; three of them collapsed.