New Yorkers woke up to chaos Tuesday morning when part of a massive apartment tower in the Bronx collapsed following a powerful explosion. The blast tore open the side of a 20-story public housing complex, leaving residents stunned and raising new questions about the safety of New York City’s aging infrastructure.
The explosion occurred just after 8 a.m. inside the Mitchel Houses in the Mott Haven neighborhood, a sprawling public housing development that has been run by the city since the 1960s. Photos from the scene show the frightening aftermath: a chunk of the building’s facade ripped away, exposing entire apartments to the outside air as emergency crews rushed in to investigate.
Authorities quickly identified the source of the destruction as an incinerator shaft collapse inside the building. Thankfully, despite the scale of the damage, no injuries were reported among the thousands of residents who call the Mitchel Houses home. “Early reports are of an explosion in a building chimney,” Barbara Brancaccio, a spokeswoman for the city housing authority, confirmed. “Fortunately, no injuries have been reported, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause.”
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