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12/03/2014 East Harlem gas explosion

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Security camera captures East Harlem building explosion

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New York City Manhattan Harlem Gas Explosion many dead in NYC

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Gas Explosion Hits East Harlem New York 1

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Harlem Explosion Kills Three, Levels Buildings

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Family, Friends Of East Harlem Explosion Victims Mourn

The 2014 East Harlem gas explosion occurred at 9:31 a.m. on March 12, 2014, in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The explosion leveled two apartment buildings located just north of 116th Street, at 1644 and 1646 Park Avenue, killing eight people, injuring at least 70 others, and displacing 100 families.
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