NYC High-Rise Partially Collapses After Gas Explosion, Sending Debris to the Street

Tom Durante Oct 1st, 2025, 10:30 am

A gas explosion at a New York City high-rise apartment building sparked a partial collapse of the structure, raining debris on the street below.

The explosion rocked the 20-story Mitchell Houses in the Bronx on Wednesday morning just after 8 a.m., when a large chunk of the building fell to the ground, leaving a huge pile of rubble.

Miraculously, no injuries or fatalities have been reported, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) told CNN by phone.

(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP photo)

The FDNY told the Associated Press that the explosion caused an incinerator shaft to cave in, but no residential units were affected.

“New Yorkers, I have been briefed about the emergency situa

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