article_snippet: Three buildings in New York City's East Village collapsed following an explosion in New York City, leaving 22 people injured - including four critically - and two people unaccounted for.
article_snippet: Intense flames consumed the buildings on Second Avenue and 7th Street following the explosion at 3.15pm on Thursday - about an hour after Con Edison inspectors visited the building and found the gas-related work being done there 'unacceptable,' according to officials.
article_snippet: Fire ravages a building on Second Avenue in the East Village of New York on Thursday afternoon .
article_snippet: Intense flames quickly spread through the buildings on Second Avenue and 7th Street before all three structures collapsed .
article_snippet: Gone: Photos taken on Friday morning show three buildings have entirely collapsed following the explosion at 3.15pm on Thursday - .
article_snippet: After the explosion at 3.15pm on Thursday -, the site of the explosion at 3.15pm on Thursday - and two neighboring buildings caught alight, eventually causing all three to crumble to the ground - leaving a massive hole on the end of the block.
highlights_snippet: A gas-related explosion inside one of the buildings on Thursday afternoon sparked a fire that flattened three buildings on the block .