Building collapses in N.Y. City - U.S. Life - MSNBC.comNot much in the way of details yet. Could be a boiler explosion, could be something else. Time will tell.NEW YORK - A three-story building collapsed Monday in midtown Manhattan after an explosion and fire at the site, fire officials said.
Smoke rose high above the building, located on 62nd Street between Park and Madison avenues.
Fire crews were trying to douse the flames before entering the structure to search for victims.
My first thought is that someone was wiring up something (like to knock a hole in a tunnel) and didn't have the battery disconnected. But there's other things it COULD be.
(Update: Like a gas leak, apparently. Move along, nothing to see...)
J.