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Boiler-Shaft Blast Triggers Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Tower as Most Units Are Cleared to Reenter

Engineers deem the high-rise largely stable, with dozens of units kept vacant during the boiler-related investigation.

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WATCH: Gas Explosion at Bronx’s Mitchell Houses Triggers Partial Collapse
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Firefighters work near the site of a building collapse in the Bronx borough of New York, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Overview

  • Officials report no injuries after a ventilation shaft tied to the boiler failed, shearing a vertical section of the façade at Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven.
  • City engineers cleared most apartments to be reoccupied, but the F and G lines remain vacated; 34 apartments housing 84 residents were relocated.
  • Gas service was shut off to the complex, with temporary boilers, hot plates, and hotel placements arranged and a community center and Red Cross providing support.
  • Crews began vibration-sensitive, brick-by-brick demolition and continue structural inspections as K-9 teams and drones completed searches of the debris.
  • Investigators are reviewing recent permitted boiler work and previously noted non-safety boiler violations, with the cause still undetermined during the city’s heat-season startup.