Nothing but a headline at NYT.
I got the local news on. It’s a three story building that collapsed and caught fire. Nothinge else is known.
67th & Madison. The firefighters haven’t been able to get inside yet. The building next to it has caught fire. Thick black smoke coming out, and the Mayor is on his way to the scene.
It’s 62nd between Park and Madison. According to NBC, it’s believed to be a parking garage used for a luxury condominium building at the corner of 62nd and Madison.
Obviously still a lot is unknown.
People who were there say it was a big explosion and the building caught fire and collapsed.
From WNBC – a 3 story (4 story?) residential condo – 4 injured, 2 to the hospital, 2 treated at the scene.
What a mess 
Obviously, info is changing by the moment.
Oh well, there goes Iran.
(Seriously, I hope it was a) accidental, and b) nobody was seriously hurt or killed.)
Survivors are being brought out. And I hate it that whenever anything happens in NYC, the first thought is “terrorism.” One of the worse 9/11 legacies.
Yeah, the white house has said no indication of the T-word.
Seems like a silly little target if it was.
Also from the NYT article. . .
“The power company Con Edison said they were on the scene at a building next door – responding to a report from a gas customer – when the blast occurred.”
How come the Evil Corporate Mainstream Media[sup]TM[/sup] never covers all the times when buildings don’t blow up?!
Being mostly foregn owned multinationals, they hate the US?
Now they’re speculating the building’s owner may have blown it up in a suicide attempt on himself.
The owner, a doctor (apparently a crazy doctor), owned the building with his wife, whom he was divorcing and who would have gotten his half share in said building. He apparently wrote 15 pp of e-mail to her and several friends stating his side of things. Part of it was that he wanted to blow the building to hell and himself with it.
Doug’s Personal Angle: I had an appointment with my dentist today. His office is ONE BLOCK SOUTH of the explosion site. I initially thought I might not be able to make it in, but surrounding streets were opened in time.
My dentist’s opinion on Crazy Blow-Up Doc was that “he’s a two-time loser. Not only is he going to live to face criminal, AND probably civil, penalties for all the injury and damage he’s caused, but his ex is going to make out even better owning a cleared lot in Midtown Manhattan than she would have owning the building.”
:dubious: Discuss.
To clarify further: The method used was gas. Con Ed was called by neighbors concerned about a leak.
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My dentist’s opinion on Crazy Blow-Up Doc was that “he’s a two-time loser. Not only is he going to live to face criminal, AND probably civil, penalties for all the injury and damage he’s caused, but his ex is going to make out even better owning a cleared lot in Midtown Manhattan than she would have owning the building.”
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He tried to commit suicide by blowing up a building in the middle of Manhattan during rush hour and made it out alive? That makes him a three time loser in my opinion.
Actually, it was all my fault.
I was visiting Manhattan and bought a bean burrito from a street vendor …