My Comment:  There are multiple reports about this and it does look like an explosion.  No idea though what type.  It’s developing.

The Fire Department of New York is on the scene of a fire at a large residential building in Upper Manhattan Wednesday morning after eyewitnesses reportedly heard an explosion at around 9:31 a.m. EST.

Firefighters were still fighting the blaze at 1646 Park Avenue in Harlem around an hour later, and eyewitnesses told Fox News that debris from the partial collapse had spread several blocks throughout the neighborhood.

Around that same time, the FDNY upgraded the fire to a four-alarm blaze and confirmed that it was being categorized as a “multiple dwelling explosion and collapse.” On Twitter, one eyewitness said he was on his way to work when he came across the scene and saw nearby cars covered by bricks and glass

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