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Rising from the building where the explosion happened because the building is obliterated now. you have to understand, this is a very, very densely populated neighborhood. this is east harlem, new york. and there were literally thousands of people nearby when this happened. we've talked to so many people who have told these horror stories being jolted away as far as a mile away when this explosion hit and they had no idea what happened. people racing to the scene trying to account for loved ones, for friends, neighbors, people who live in the area because there had been a number of homes and b...

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They came out and checked inside our building. they said we were above the limits that was healthy and that we needed to evacuate. so, but he stepped out the door. it wasn't two machines when we were grabbing our stuff and the explosion hit. it hit you like a shock wave. >> one of my friend was just a couple of blocks up the road here and he was home. and, felt this huge, like, movement in his home. and then he immediately called me because he knows that i go to the bar, you know, about once a week or so, and was concerned if i was there. >> reporter: so there was a gas investigation. there wa...

We've had. any additional information about what might have happened here? >> reporter: well, everything is pointing to the crew with the missouri gas and energy that was working in the area and reported that they had bumped a gas line, possibly caused that leak. eyewitnesses or witnesses earlier in the day as early as six hours earlier said that they smelled some kind of gas. but in the hour, the immediate hour before that gas witnesses say the smell of the gas was overwhelming. >> we finally called the gas company, they came out, they checked inside our building and said we were above the li...

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