Building Collapse | New York Personal Injury Blog - Part 2

NY East Village Building Collapses, Sets off Seven-Alarm Fire

By WRSMH on March 27, 2015

An explosion shook Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood around 3:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon, causing one building to collapse as two others were engulfed in flames. Units in the collapsed five-story building, located at 121 Second Ave., were leased by both commercial and residential tenants, according to the New York Times.

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At least 25 people have been injured and four are in critical condition with serious burns, the New York Fire Department told reporters. The blaze was quickly upgraded to a seven-alarm fire, indicating the severity and difficulty of the situation.

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