Explosion at New York: One building collapses

New York City building collapses after explosion this morning. 16 people injured.


The building is at 116th Street and Park Avenue and 16 people injured from the explosion.

Local media have 11 people suffered minor injuries, while a nearby hospital said it had received one patient with heavy trauma.

"It was an explosion and a building collapsed," a spokesman for New York Police Department told AFP news agency