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All kind of debris on train tracks. >> there is debris, there is debris for about a block. windows have been blown out, a whole block. i came running. my shop is on 11th and 2nd. we felt the explosion there. and we came running and we just followed the smoke. >> so, max, you do believe this was a building that was unoccupied and people were working on it, constructionwise? >> i believe there was, the problem is, if you look at it, i don't know if you guys have aerial footage yet. >> we do. >> okay. then it looks like there is an occupied building that was also badly damaged, if not destroyed. ...

Their live coverage on the screen at 116th. let's listen in. >> any way you can show us a live picture on the streets what it looks like? if you saw the picture i'm looking at right now there is no way president metro-north can operate in that area right now. >> rosanna, we first arrived on the scene there was naturally debris on the train tracks which runs right down the middle of park avenue. we've been moved out of the area. air traffic has been moved away from the scene to allow the police and fire efforts to concentrate and cut down on say abrasions in the area. -- vibrations. there is su...

All right. we have breaking news story that is unfolding here in upper manhattan. fire and police are responding to reports of a large explosion. those are the reports from eye witnesses on the ground in a building in uptown manhattan. here is the chopper shot of the general area. east harlem residents reported hearing a large explosion around 9 a.m. and a fire started after that. they believe the structural integrity of the building is com p p promised and they are talking

Well. i don't know whether they have flammable stuff in the basement to fix pianos but it's a fame most pianos store at 1646 park avenue. also a residential building. what do you mow? >> one of the first-responders on the scene, one of my sources telling me 1646 -- >> this is what it looked like before the explosion. >> right. 144 and 146. it is hard to see from the outside is that firefighters at this moment are going door-to-door because there is densely populated building. they're inside as well. >> look at this. watch the scene. we have slightly modern building on the left and again a slig...

Don't go anywhere. further down here, guys, on madison the smoke is just unbelievable on 116th street. it is so different even from where we are just a block away. i took a picture and posted it on twitter. you can not see more than 10 feet in front of you. just a little while ago they were wheeling out three people on stretchers a lot of people are dealing good while after the explosion happened. this occurred two hours ago. they're bringing people out in many a ambulances, treating them right now. police are setting up these hard barricade in areas to clear the traffic out. there is an unbel...