Buildings That Explode

20-story NYC high-rise building partially collapses

Bronx high-rise partially collapses after boiler room explosion. Video shows entire side of 20-story building gone.

An explosion rocked a NYCHA building Wednesday morning in the Bronx, causing an entire corner of the high-rise to collapse. Videos show a gaping hole in the side of the 20-story building and extensive damage all along Alexander Avenue in the Mott Haven section of the borough.

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Massive gas explosion causes partial collapse of Mott Haven Bronx NYCHA building

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NYC apartment building partially collapses, ripping massive hole in Bronx high-rise

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Residents of a NYC Public Housing Tower Escape Unharmed After a Massive Chimney Collapses

Part of a high-rise apartment building in New York City collapsed Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the building a pile of rubble.

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Part of a New York City apartment building collapses, no injuries reported

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20-Story Public Housing Building in the Bronx Partly Collapses

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Investigation under way after 17-story New York apartment block partially collapses in suspected gas blast

According to the New York Fire Department, the blast caused an incinerator shaft attached to the building to collapse.

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New York City apartment building partially collapses after gas explosion

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No injuries after New York high-rise partially collapses, says city mayor

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Miracle in the Bronx after gas explosion blows through NYC apartment building, sends bricks flying to street

A huge chunk of a Bronx public housing building collapsed during a gas explosion Wednesday morning — miraculously injuring no one, officials said. First responders descended on the Mitchel Houses building on Alexander Avenue near East 135th Street around 8:10 a.m., on a report of a gas explosion inside, the FDNY said.

Officer.com

Boiler Explodes at Baltimore County Police Precinct, Injuring Employee

As a precaution, an engineer will evaluate a structural crack in the Baltimore County police precinct building in White Marsh after a boiler exploded, injuring one person.

CBS News

Propane tanks explode as fire engulfs 5 buildings in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Propane tanks exploded and at least five buildings were damaged in a massive fire in Lawrence, Massachusetts Tuesday night. Approximately 20 people were forced out of their homes, according to the Lawrence fire chief. Firefighters were called to Lowell ...