Police and firefighters are investigating a gas explosion at a Bronx city housing development that led to a partial collapse of a NYCHA apartment building, officials said.
The explosion occurred at about 8:15 a.m. on Alexander Ave. near E. 138th St., which is part of NYCHA’s Mitchel Houses in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
The blast caused a partial collapse of an incinerator shaft that lined the side of the building, FDNY officials said.
There was no immediate word on injuries.
First responders at the scene requested drones, robots and bomb sniffing dogs to be dispatched to the scene as the investigation continues.
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