New York Building Collapse [VIDEO]: ‘Bug Bomb’ Explosion in Chinatown Leads To Partial NYC Structure Breakdown; 12 Injured Including 4 Firefighters
An explosion in China Town led to a New York building collapse, causing injuries to a dozen of people
On Thursday, a partial New York building collapse injured at least 12 people, hurting 4 firefighters after an explosion inside Chinatown in Manhattan occurred. Reportedly, 2 dozens of pesticide bombs was the cause of the fiery blast in a Chinatown building which left 3 victims in critical conditions.
Watch a video of the aftermath of the New York building collapse below:
A report from NY Post reads, '"tthe bug canister explosion at 17 Pike Street - which officials said had code violations - left three victims in critical condition and four others in serious condition at local hospitals." Two firefighters received minor injuries from the New York building collapse.
The pesticide canisters were found in the Piao Liang Ren Sheng Beauty Salon, located at the back of the 1st floor of the building, the fire officials have stated.
Wang Xiag, a resident from the New York building that partially collapsed told the investigators that she put out 2 dozens of bug bombs on Wednesday, but apparently, it did not work, so she put out another 24 again the day after before leaving her house.
Furthermore, the report said, citing a source, that "Improper use of the cans - which release gas to kill roaches and other bugs and are flammable - "blew out a load bearing wall" in the five-story structure." The source have also said that the "aerosol from the canisters is believed to have ignited on a pilot light."
Jinjoo Yang, a resident who is living next door described the explosion to Fox News, saying, "I heard a big sound. It sounded like something big fell from the next floor. I felt the whole floor shaking."
Moreover, another resident told that the explosion that lad to a New York building collapse was "like an earthquake."
Apparently, the New York building in Chinatown already had fire code violations, according to Assistant Fire Chief Robert Boyce who said, "We did have existing code violations for this building and we are looking into that." The fire official did not make any further elaborations on the building violations.
