Eyewitnesses reported the sound of an explosion followed by thick smoke pouring from underground areas on Manhattan’s 32nd Street on. Video filmed by John Chinnici shows smoke billowing from a manhole as FDNY firefighters assessed the scene.

A massive gas explosion blew a huge chunk out of a Bronx public housing building Wednesday morning, sending bricks raining down onto the sidewalk and leaving a gaping hole in the facade. The 8:10 a.m. blast at the high-rise at the Mitchel Houses project on ...