Three people died, 43 were injured and others were missing following a gas explosion in New York that resulted in the collapse of two buildings, UPI reported. The two five-story buildings on a corner of 116th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem collapsed at about 9:30 a.m., sending smoke wafting into Central Park and blowing out windows because of the concussion, WNBC-TV, New York, reported. Witnesses said they felt the earth rumble as far away as 150th Street. Closer to the site, groceries fell from store shelves and debris floated through the air. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the residential buildings were destroyed and first responders were combing through the rubble.
