Buildings Collapse After Explosion, Fire In East Harlem

CBS NEWS YORK – Two buildings have collapsed after an explosion Wednesday morning in East Harlem, injuring more than a dozen people.

It happened around 9 a.m. on Park Avenue on 116th Street, the FDNY said. One of the buildings that collapsed had a piano repair shop with apartments above. The second building housed a church.

Officials believe both buildings were 5-stories.

Read more at CBS New York.

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