Overview

• The FDNY responded around 8:10 a.m. to reports of an internal explosion at 207 Alexander Avenue in the Mitchel Houses complex in the Bronx.
• A vertical corner of the 20‑story building was torn away across multiple floors, scattering bricks, air conditioners, and other debris onto nearby streets and buildings.
• Officials reported no injuries, and displaced residents were directed to an emergency shelter with MTA buses made available for temporary refuge.
• FDNY, NYPD, Con Edison, the Department of Buildings, and the city’s Office of Emergency Management are on scene as a multi‑agency investigation proceeds.
• Search teams, including canine units, continued inspections as the city medical examiner’s office maintained a presence at the secured site.