ABC7138 police and fire officials in NYC are responding to reports of an explosion at 116th Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan. The explosion happened around 9am.
FDNY has confirmed a 3-alarm fire in the apartment building but the reports of a possible building collapse are unconfirmed.
ABC News is reporting a partial roof collapse and ConEd has been ordered to shut off the gas in the area.
Photos and videos have been coming in from Twitter and Instagram users:
- Adnan Islam (@orangeadnan) March 12, 2014
- Juan A. Vazquez (@madebyjuan) March 12, 2014
- Obi Okere (@obiokere) March 12, 2014
- financial acrobat (@finansakrobat) March 12, 2014
- Adnan Islam (@orangeadnan) March 12, 2014
So far, no injuries have been reported.
CBS is streaming live from the scene. You can watch here.
We will continue to update as we have more information.