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>> ron, if you'll stand by, we are seeing also the podium being set up for the mayor who will be doing a briefing. and joining me now by phone from east harlem is an eyewitness, christopher graham. mr. graham, thank you for joining us. tell me, what did you see happen? >> we're three blocks away, and when the explosion happened, it shook my windows and it got me to get up out of my chair. i went over to 116th street. as i walked across from madison to park, the streets were covered in rubble and broken glass. there was a bus, you know, sideways in the middle of the street with a car behind it....

as soon as he arrives. but first, there are also reports that there were heating problems from the building. wnbc reporting that there had been complaints of no heat in the building. that con ed utility was called to the scene. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, there were reports, con ed confirmed that they were on their way to the scene of this explosion to investigate reports of a gas leak when the explosion happened just after 9:00 this morning eastern time. there are also concerns expressed by neighbors that there are a number of building code violations that ha...