2015 East Village gas explosion

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125 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA

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N40° 43' 42.1536" W73° 59' 17.682"   (40.728376, -73.988245) Start navigation »

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A gas explosion occurred in the afternoon of March 26, 2015 in a building located at 121 Second Avenue, in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The explosion was caused by an illegal tap into a gas main. The explosion caused two deaths, injured at least nineteen people, four critically, and the resulting fire completely destroyed three adjacent buildings at 119, 121, and 123 Second Avenue between East 7th Street and St. Marks Place.

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