2024-01-02 12:59:00
Explosions occurred on three New York islands. After this, the residents felt the earth shaking. Authorities cannot yet say what happened.
“An underground explosion was heard on Roosevelt Island in New York. Eyewitnesses say the explosion at regarding 6 a.m. local time caused buildings to shake,” writes the American edition of The Sun.
A spokesman for the New York Fire Department told the publication that there were no reports of injuries. Local residents said they were awakened by a loud noise. At the same time, the firefighters themselves felt the ground shaking. Con Edison gas and utility crews were then called out.
Officials are examining the structure of buildings in the area following the explosion, ABC WABC-TV reported.
“Residents in Manhattan and Queens called to report what they said sounded like small explosions coming from Main Street, just south of the Roosevelt Island Streetcar line, shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday,” NBC reported. New York.
The DailyMail writes that rescuers “reported vibrations” on Roosevelt Island, Manhattan and Queens.
“It was very loud,” said one New Yorker. “The walls were shaking and you might hear the windows rattling.” He added that the explosion was so strong that it felt like “a truck crashed into our building.”
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