Authorities: 2 people unaccounted for in East Village blast
Firefighters using high-powered water towers worked Friday to extinguish pockets of fire at the site of an apparent gas explosion in Manhattan’s East Village as authorities reported that two people were unaccounted for.
The police department was not yet listing the two individuals as official missing person reports, the mayor’s office said, because they are under further verification and investigation.
Nineteen people were injured, four critically after the powerful blast and fire sent flames soaring and debris flying on Thursday.