Building collapse in NYC

 A New York City firefighter climbs on top of the remains of building that collapsed after explosion on Park Ave. and 116th Street in New York, March 12, 2014. 

Two New York City buildings collapsed on Wednesday in an explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak, killing two people, injuring at least 36, and setting off a search for more victims feared trapped in the rubble, officials said.

The blast, which scattered debris across nearby rooftops, brought down the neighboring five-story buildings, with a total of 15 apartments, at about 9:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) on a largely residential Upper Manhattan block at East 116th Street and Park Avenue

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A man receives medical attention after an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The explosion leveled an apartment building, and sent flames and billowing black smoke above the skyline. 

  

 

 Firefighters respond to a fire on 116th Street in Harlem after a building exploded in huge flames, March 12, 2014, in New York.  

  

 People run after an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, March 12, 2014. The explosion leveled an apartment building, and sent flames and billowing black smoke above the skyline.  

  

 People walk with masks near the scene of an apparent building explosion fire and collapse in the Harlem section of New York, March 12, 2014. 

  

 Firefighters respond to an apartment building explosion in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The building exploded in huge flames and billowing black smoke, leading to the collapse of at least one building.  

  

 Firefighters respond to a fire after an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, March 12, 2014. The explosion leveled an apartment building, and sent flames and billowing black smoke above the skyline 

 

A victim is evacuated by emergency personal near an apparent building explosion fire and collapse in the Harlem section of New York City, March 12, 2014.