Explosion Rocks Bronx Apartment Building, Resulting in Partial Collapse

Sat Oct 11 2025 03:09:10 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

In a startling incident in New York City, a section of a public housing apartment building collapsed following a suspected explosion in its ventilation system. Thankfully, no injuries have been reported.

A part of a 20-story residential building in the Bronx collapsed early Wednesday after a possible explosion linked to a boiler room's ventilation shaft. Authorities confirmed no injuries, though investigations are underway to determine if a gas leak was involved. The New York City Housing Authority is assessing the damage as residents had to be evacuated for safety measures.

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. Others were allowed to return, but the gas to the building has been shut off as authorities investigate.

This incident comes just a week after a fire in the same building that critically injured a teenage girl. Local authorities and representatives have voiced concerns over safety protocols and the need for improvements in building maintenance.