Explosion and fire destroyed three buildings housing complex in New York – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 27 – RIA Novosti. The explosion and ensuing fire destroyed three of the four buildings of the residential complex in the heart of New York, the TV channel NBC.

Earlier it was reported that of the -this explosion hit two residential buildings.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said earlier that the cause of the explosion was the negligence of workers, injured pipeline on the ground floor of the building.

According to recent reports, 19 people were injured, four of them were hospitalized in critical condition.

With the continuing fire fighting about 250 people, said the channel.