New York — An explosion in a residential building in New York City exploded by a huge chimney that ran on the towering side, leaving the residents to wait until the clearance returns to their apartments while officials are looking for the cause of the explosion.
It covered a column of dust mass in the aftermath of the explosion, which left a huge pile or bricks around the base of the building and on a nearby stadium. The building stood with a 20 -storey gash on his side.
While residents and officials are waiting for more answers, here is what to know about collapse.
No injuries or deaths have been reported in the collapse of chimneys, which are exhausted by the openings of the boiler room that provides heat for the bronx building.
The residents reported to hear an explosion after 8 am, the investigators were trying to determine whether there was a gas leakage or whether something else led to the explosion, the mayor. Eric Adams He said.
The apartments in the building were not seriously damaged, although some air conditioners have exploded from the windows by falling brick. The firefighters took off through the rubble and sent the rescue dogs that limit the pile to search for any victims, but they found nothing.
“We have avoided a big disaster here,” Vanessa Gibson, President of Bronx Boro Vanessa Gibson, told a news conference.
However, some apartments were evacuated as a preventive measure while inspectors assessed the damage.
The building was part of the huge public housing system and aging in New York City. The average buildings in the system are about 60 years, according to the New York Housing Authority. The building complex was built where the collapse occurred in 1966.
The evaluation of the material needs of the year 2023 conducted by the city’s Housing Authority was estimated that the Mitchel Complex will need approximately $ 726 million of reforms over the next twenty years. The highest infrastructure need is included as “heating”.
About half a million New York residents live in the old buildings run by the Housing Authority, the largest public housing system in the country. The tenants have complained for decades of dangerous or unhealthy conditions, including rodents, mold, heat and hot water.
In 2019Federal monitoring is set to treat chronic problems such as lead paint, mold and heat. When he concluded his five -year period in 2024, the screen, Bart Schwartz, male The comprehensive issue of the population remained the “poor physical state of Nycha buildings”.
City officials are making the mistake that occurred.
The city’s Emergency Commissioner, Zach, said that building inspectors check the foundations of the building and apartments to ensure that they are healthy.
“At the present time, we start in the next stage of this, which is recovery,” ISCOL said, adding that the city is working to restore heat and hot water services to the building. The mayor said the building would be fixed.
ISCOL said that the city opened a reception for the affected population to receive resources such as food and other necessities.