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It does seem as though there was some urgency to the situation. one fatality reported so far. police on the scene say the numbers are expected to change. we'll hold off on that. we are into the search for the missing jetliner. they have drastically expanded the search area they are looking at. they are more than doubling it. it is adding to the grief of the families of the 239 people on that flight. it is adding to the frustration of search crews. there is no clarification on the last known movements of the plane or where it is. that makes it extra challenging. >> if you think about the family...

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. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cotta...

Standing amid the debris. what is it like? >> reporter: just heartbreaking. you can see these two buildings have just collapsed into a pile of rubble. you would think this was a construction zone. there are individual bricks lying there, and there is a swarm of firefighters. i would say over a dozen firefighters that keep moving in on top of the pile, pulling out bricks, one by one. almost as if they were deconstructing like a pixie stick set. there is a plume of smoke from the center, very, very hot, appears to be on fire. you can see something golden in the center. and two hoses up on ladder...