Two buildings collapse in Harlem killing 1 injuring 17

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Harlem buildings catch fire on E. 116th St. Wednesday morning leaving it in ruins from a gas explosion.

One neigborhood resident said there had been a gas smell for weeks. She added tearfully 'We saw people flying out the window... Those are my neighbors." Others witnesses described a 'loud bang' and 'explosion'.

Metro- North service suspended service in both directions. The newly elected mayor of NYC de Blasio tended to the scene.

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