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It's important that parents realize the scene is contained, the students that are here are safe. --Dan Stevens, deputy emergency management coordinator for the Westmoreland CountyRead the full story from Chicago Tribune -
All parents of Franklin Reg students are to report to Heritage Elementary. Students will be transported there to be picked up.by Murrysville Police via twitter 4/9/2014 2:37:51 PM -
Franklin Regional HS Stabbings:
--20 injured
--4 stabbed seriously
--Student suspect in custody.
--1030 am presser
cbsloc.al/1gKIKUlby CBSPittsburgh via twitter 4/9/2014 2:36:55 PM -
.@MetroNorth has restored all service following building collapse. Trains running at reduced speeds.by MTA via twitter 3/12/2014 8:51:36 PM -
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Photos: A before-and-after of the East Harlem building collapse nyti.ms/1kjgOM2by NYTMetro via twitter 3/12/2014 8:36:11 PM -
"The walls started crumbling down. The windows were gone."
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@CommissBratton being briefed at the #EastHarlemExplosion scene in the #25Pct today. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BijXSakIgAAcSy5.jpg
by NYPD NEWS via twitter 3/12/2014 8:12:00 PM -
Officials now say 55 injured in the #EastHarlemExplosion 7ny.tv/PsUjKlby Eyewitness News via twitter 3/12/2014 8:09:17 PM -
A resident of the exploded NYC building tells @ColinDaileda the gas leak started last month mashable.com/2014/03/12/eas… #EastHarlemExplosionby Brian Rie$ via twitter 3/12/2014 7:47:57 PM -
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Thoughts with those impacted by today's building collapse. Those looking for loved ones: call us at 311 or (212) NEW-YORK from outside NYC.by 311NYC via twitter 3/12/2014 7:09:07 PM -
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Neighbors describe the building collapse in East Harlem, New York nyti.ms/1kiXApAby The New York Times via twitter 3/12/2014 6:48:44 PM -
Residents near the explosion and buildings' collapse recall feeling the blast:
Neighbors said they thought an earthquake was shaking them from their beds and breakfast tables. The explosion, which could be heard from blocks away, shattered windows around the neighborhood.
"All of a sudden the whole building shook. We had no idea what was going on," said Robert Pauline, 56, a Columbia University data processor whose apartment six blocks away was rocked by the explosion.
The force of the blast blew Joseph Concepcion, 30, who lives less than a block away, at least an inch off his couch.
"I literally got lifted off my couch, the boom was so strong," Concepcion said.
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My thoughts & prayers are with the victims of the #eastharlemexplosion & their loved ones. Wishing swift recovery for all who were injured.by SenGillibrand via twitter 3/12/2014 6:15:20 PM -
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks near the site of a building collapse in Harlem, New York March 12, 2014. Two New York buildings collapsed on Wednesday in an explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak, killing two people, injuring at least 22, and setting off a search for more feared trapped in the debris, officials said. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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by Cassandra Garrison via twitter 3/12/2014 6:03:56 PM -
NYC buildings explosion kills 2, more missing
Two New York buildings collapsed on Wednesday in an explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak, killing two people, injuring at least 22, and setting off a search for more feared trapped in the debris, officials said.
A blast that scattered debris onto nearby rooftops brought down neighboring five-story buildings with a total of 15 apartments at about 9:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) on the largely residential block at East 116th Street and Park Avenue in Upper Manhattan.
Clouds of thick smoke billowed from the rubble of the apartment buildings that sat above a ground-level church and a piano store in a largely Latino working-class neighborhood. Officials declined to give a number of people still missing.
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NYC buildings explosion kills 2, more missing
Two New York buildings collapsed on Wednesday in an explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak, killing two people, injuring at least 22, and setting off a search for more feared trapped in the debris, officials said.
A blast that scattered debris onto nearby rooftops brought down neighboring five-story buildings with a total of 15 apartments at about 9:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) on the largely residential block at East 116th Street and Park Avenue in Upper Manhattan.
Clouds of thick smoke billowed from the rubble of the apartment buildings that sat above a ground-level church and a piano store in a largely Latino working-class neighborhood. Officials declined to give a number of people still missing.
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A number of people are missing after the #Harlem explosion. Firefighters search for survivors: cnn.it/N6SPDj http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Biiz6YPCAAAdWbA.jpg
by CNN via twitter 3/12/2014 5:36:12 PM -
#SubwayNews : If you ride #2 expect additional crowding as @MetroNorth customers use to get to/from #Bronx due to #EastHarlemExplosionby NYCT Subway via twitter 3/12/2014 5:31:57 PM -
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Senior city official: At least 12 people are unaccounted for after the East Harlem building collapse nyti.ms/1qwsBKFby NYTMetro via twitter 3/12/2014 5:28:45 PM
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#SubwayNews : If you ride #4 #5 #6 expect additional crowding as @MetroNorth customers use to get to/from #Bronx due to #EastHarlemExplosionby NYCT Subway via twitter 3/12/2014 5:26:01 PM
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NTSB sending go-team of investigators to NYC gas explosion.by NTSB via twitter 3/12/2014 5:24:25 PM -
"We're expending every effort to locate each & every loved one." -Mayor @BilldeBlasio on site at #EastHarlemExplosion http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Biisky8CQAEvfNr.jpg
by NYC Mayor's Office via twitter 3/12/2014 5:22:15 PM -
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NYC mayor: A 'number' of people are currently missing following Harlem building collapse alj.am/1qwnKcmby Al Jazeera America via twitter 3/12/2014 4:58:07 PM -
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@MMViverito @galeabrewer @cbrangel Residents of #EastHarlemExplosion can let family know they are Safe&Well at ow.ly/uvXagby NY Red Cross via twitter 3/12/2014 4:46:20 PM -
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.@RedCross has set up a center with food and water at
PS 157: 176 East 115th St. between 3rd & Lex. #eastharlemexplosionby NYC Mayor's Office via twitter 3/12/2014 4:45:37 PM -
NYC building collapse in explosion, 2 dead
Two New York buildings collapsed on Wednesday in an explosion believed to be caused by a gas leak, killing at least two people, injuring at least 18, and setting off a search for anyone trapped in the debris, officials said.
A blast that scattered debris onto nearby rooftops brought down adjacent five-story structures shortly after 9 a.m. on the largely residential block at East 116th Street and Park Avenue in Upper Manhattan.
Clouds of thick smoke billowed from the rubble of the apartment buildings that sat above a ground-level church and a piano store. Officials declined to give a number of people still missing in the rubble.
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FDNY response time to bldg explosion in East Harlem was 2 minutes: @BilldeBlasioby Matthew Chayes via twitter 3/12/2014 4:41:01 PM -
Once again, we have been shown what our first responders are capable of under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. #eastharlemexplosionby Bill de Blasio via twitter 3/12/2014 4:39:56 PM
Kerry defends diplomacy as Russian-backed forces pound Aleppo
CARTAGENA, Colombia/BEIRUT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry defended his efforts to negotiate with Moscow over the war in Syria on Monday, despite the collapse of a ceasefire that has led to a massive Russian-backed assault on the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo.