Huge chunk of Bronx building plummets to streets, miraculously not injuring anyone

A huge chunk of a Bronx public housing building collapsed during a gas explosion Wednesday morning — miraculously injuring no one, officials said.

First responders descended on the Mitchel Houses building on Alexander Avenue near East 135th Street around 8:10 a.m., on a report of a gas explosion inside, the FDNY said.

Firefighters found that the incinerator shaft had collapsed inside the 20-story building, officials said. 4

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Miraculously, no one was hurt — but photos show a huge slab of the building’s exterior missing after the incident.

The NYPD responded and secured the building, setting up a perimeter around it. 4

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“New Yorkers, I have been briefed about the emergency situation taking place in the Mott Haven area of the Bronx,” Mayor Eric Adams posted on X .

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