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An 'explosion' in New York City has seen black smoke rise over Manhattan as residents flee the area. ‌

Videos are circulating on social media showing a huge cloud of thick black smoke rising from one of the road, reports the Mirror . ‌

On Friday morning around around 10am local time, a large fire occurred near 305 East 95th Street in Manhattan, not far from Central Park. It is still unclear what has caused the explosion. More than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel are at the scene. Article continues below

One witness took a video of the blast and uploaded it to X moments after. The user said alongside the clip: "Something just exploded on e95th street and then this the black smoke. Looks like it’s getting worse but might be the wind.

"It is very much mid block by the

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