were injured yesterday, four of them seriously, after a likely due to gas explosion. It also caused the partial or total collapse of three buildings.
According to a spokesman for the firefighters, more than 250 firefighters fought for more than five hours on the disaster that hit the stores and houses in the neighborhood of East Village on the island of Manhattan. This is one of the most sought after by artists and New Yorkers richest neighborhoods.
According to the New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, the initial explosion was caused by work on water pipes and gas produced on the avenue in front of the affected buildings.
The Red Cross has set up an emergency shelter in a nearby school for people who lived in the collapsed or damaged buildings.
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