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[rm]

A building exploded and collapsed on the Upper East Side this morning (62nd between Park & Mad). The news tells us it was a townhouse with a duplex apartment and a doctor's office (oxygen tanks?) and that it wasn't terrorism. As much as I may rant about the Upper East Side, that part of it is really something and deeply linked into my childhood and snobbery and I can't seem to tear myself away from the news.

ETA: Apparently it was a fucking suicide attempt?!?

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[alterjess.livejournal.com]

1010wins.com just updated with this:

The power company Con Edison said they were on the scene at a building next door _ responding to a report from a gas customer _ when the blast occurred.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Man. That's one hell of a gas leak to take a building like that totally down.

[melebeth]

Doctors offices, so they probably had boomy things like Oxygen. I found out about this from my mother who, 5 minutes ago, non-chalantly aimed me "I was 4 blocks away when that building exploded on the Upper East Side. How do you think the White House knows it isn't terrorism?"

[sykii.livejournal.com]

That's going to make the commute to school fun today. Bugger.

[rm.livejournal.com]

The trains are apparently fine, buses south of 72nd are fucked if that's any help to you?

[sykii.livejournal.com]

It is-- thank you. I'll go crosstown at 125th instead of 65th.

[shayguevara.livejournal.com]

the sirens were INCREDIBLE this morning (being 5 blocks down and a couple aves over meant EVERY fire truck that was near me screeched by my house). god help the people affected.

btw...now that I am back in town (at least until august when the latest show goes up) we seriously need to get together. email me about next week.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Seriously yes! Will do