Harlem Explosion: Death Toll Rises As Rescue Workers Search Rubble For …

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The scene of the massive explosion in East Harlem Wednesday was a cause for concern as the street filled with dust and smoke. As CBS 2's Hazel Sanchez reported, residents – especially 

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Three people are dead and at least nine people are missing after a massive explosion rocked East Harlem Wednesday morning, leveling two buildings and sending smoke and flames billowing 

The call to Consolidated Edison came at 9:13 a.m. on Wednesday: The smell of gas, detectable the night before, had strengthened around two buildings by 116th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem. Less than 20 minutes later, the buildings were gone, 

Nearly a full day after the tragedy in East Harlem, the death toll is still on the rise as they continue to pull bodies out of the rubble from the gas explosion that rocked multiple buildings on Wednesday. Luckily for one little boy, 

Firefighters remove debris from the smoking site of an explosion in East Harlem on March 13, 2014 in New York City. At least 8 people were killed, according to reports, in Wednesday's explosion which collapsed two buildings on Park Avenue at 116th Street.