NEW YORK, March 26, 2015 (AFP) - Twelve people were hurt when two New York buildings collapsed and a blaze tore through neighbouring properties Thursday in what preliminary indications suggested was a gas-related explosion.
Four were in a critical condition after the blast flung the front of commercial and residential property at 121 Second Avenue across the street in the popular East Village, the fire department said, triggering the collapse of the next-door building and a huge blaze.
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