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Drive by here. that is the type of truck with the type of personnel that would be looking at bodies. that could just be precautionary. you would imagine that those personnel would be dispatched to any situation like this. again, the situation as far as we know it right now, this large explosion taking place around 9:30, not long after con edison had received reports of a gas odor. we are going to take a break and tell you more from the scene when we come back. im beth... and im michelle. and we ...

Explosion like this to take everybody to come and care. >> reporter: we dont know what caused it. we cant make any assumptions right now at all. we do know that there was a fire on this same block, a big one. you witnessed it a few years ago. >> i didnt witness it. i was recording some of the tennants. they were trying to speak with the landlord on the issue. that was two years ago. it is clear that -- >> andrew, thank you so much. of course, obviously, we are looking into this right now. what w...

>> thanks, reynolds. we should also note the coast guard is authorizing the use of chemicals to break up the oil at the source. the techniques has never been tried before at this depth. since the april 20 pth explosion, bp estimates about 210,000 gallons a day is pouring out of the ruptured pipe. a purdue university mechanical engineering professor estimates its gushing close to three million gallons a day. if new technique works this way, chemicals will break the oil apart and keep it from reac...