New York City Apartment Building Partially Collapses After Explosion

Tue Oct 21 2025 02:24:16 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

A segment of a 20-storey residential building in the Bronx collapsed, causing panic but resulting in no injuries. Authorities suspect an explosion in the boiler room may have triggered the incident.

On Wednesday morning in New York City, a partial collapse occurred in a residential building due to what officials believe was an explosion originating from the boiler room's ventilation shaft. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported, and emergency services are investigating whether a gas leak was involved. The building had previous violations related to plumbing and facade safety.

A section of a 20-storey residential building partially collapsed in New York City on Wednesday morning, and authorities say there are no injuries.

Firefighters and emergency responders searched into the afternoon for anyone who may have been trapped under the mounds of rubble outside the building, which is part of a public housing development in the Bronx.

The whole building just - you heard a loud boom, and the thing just exploded, and it fell down just like that, said one witness who spoke with CBS News.

The collapse seems to have originated from an explosion in the ventilation shaft of a boiler room, the city's fire commissioner Robert Tucker said in a news conference.

No apartments were damaged, but as a precautionary measure, some residents have been evacuated. The New York City Housing Authority is currently investigating the incident, which had previous violations related to plumbing and facade safety.