Building Collapse in Lower Manhattan Starts Seven-Alarm Fire
Building Collapses in East Village Fire
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New York City’s fire department reported a “major building collapse” and seven-alarm fire in lower Manhattan.
Television images showed the mixed-occupancy building at 125 Second Ave. engulfed in flames as ladder trucks maneuvered nearby. After a report of an explosion, 130 firefighters came to the scene, according to the department.