Tag: East Harlem Explosion

East Harlem Tragedy May Point to Larger Ticking Bomb

The following is written by Bronxite Edwin Pagán.

On the days following the March 12 tragic explosion that leveled two five-story tenement buildings in Spanish Harlem (that is being attributed as possibly gas-related), the death toll had been officially verified at eight. One of the victims was found just after sunrise, as the surrounding community arose to prepare for another work day, to send its children off to school, and to open the doors of their local businesses and service organizations.