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Bronx NYCHA High-Rise Partially Collapses After Suspected Gas Blast; No Injuries Reported

Investigators are examining a boiler-linked incinerator shaft failure for a possible link to the blast.

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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)
WATCH: Gas Explosion at Bronx’s Mitchell Houses Triggers Partial Collapse

Overview

  • An explosion around 8:10 a.m. at NYCHA’s Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven caused the building’s incinerator/ventilation shaft to collapse along the side of a 20-story tower.
  • FDNY, using K‑9 units and drones, completed searches with no victims found as NYPD secured a perimeter around the debris field.
  • Con Edison shut off gas service, at least 40 apartments were evacuated, and a nearby community center and MTA buses were activated to shelter displaced residents.
  • DOB inspectors, NYCHA and fire marshals are conducting structural assessments, and officials noted recent boiler work and open non‑safety boiler violations with no established connection to the collapse.
  • Stabilization work and removal of the damaged shaft are planned as authorities continue inspections, a response unfolding on the first day of the city’s heat season.