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NEW YORK – The latest on a Manhattan steampipe explosion (all local):
10:50 am
New York Fire Marshal Daniel Nigro (NY & # 39; – groh) says five people have minor injuries. 28 buildings were evacuated following a steam pipe explosion in Manhattan.
The wounded included three civilians
Nigro said on Thursday that the buildings "will remain evacuated for a while."
Commissioner Joseph Esposito says that if asbestos is found on the scene, cleaning might take days.
The executive director of a district business improvement says that dozens of businesses are affected.
A Con Edison Officer Talks About the Effects of the Closure
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10:30
The Executive Director of a District Business Improvement says that dozens of dollars are being made. companies are affected by a steam pipe explosion in Manhattan [1965]. 9002] Jennifer Brown, of the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership, inspected the surrounding area in the hours following the explosion on Thursday at 6:40 am.
No case of injury was reported immediately.
Shops, restaurants to retailers, were closed along Broadway and Fifth Avenue from 19th to 23rd Street. The explosion also touched larger buildings with commercial offices
The partnership had public security officers, a clean team and other forms of badistance on the verge of l & # 39; 39; be.
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8:40 am
The New York Department claims that a high-pressure steam leak has caused street closures in the Flatiron district of Manhattan.
No case of injury was reported immediately. Buildings along several blocks of Fifth Avenue were evacuated as a precaution
Steam leak was reported at 6:40 am Thursday
The images broadcast showed a broad plume of white vapor flying high in l & # 39; air. the flashing red lights of the intervening vehicles
WABC says that the blast made a hole in the middle of Fifth Avenue, sending pieces of asphalt into the street. He says there were also manhole explosions from West 19th Street to 21st west streets.
Some subway trains have bypbaded the area.
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7:50 am
The New York Fire Department says a high-pressure steam leak has caused street closures in the Flatiron district in Manhattan.
No case of injury was reported immediately. The surrounding buildings were evacuated as a precaution
The vapor leak was reported around 6:40 am Thursday
The images broadcast showed a large plume of white vapor that was floating high in the air and the red flashing lights answering machine.
WABC says that the blast made a hole in the middle of Fifth Avenue, sending pieces of asphalt into the street. He says that there were also manhole explosions from West 19th Street to West 21st Streets.
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