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Building collapse in NY

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corona
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Apparently an apartment(?) building just collapsed in NYC. Sucks.
Mar 12 2014 10:18AM
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byubound
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Crazy stuff.
Mar 12 2014 10:21AM
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Ski_the_east01
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so shitty that's definitely a top fear of mine getting trapped in a tiny ass space not being able to move

it's unfortunately not a huge surprise, you ever see some off the old ass buildings in cities? Combine that with absentee landlords that just rent out to whatever occupant will pay the market rate and there is some serious neglect in these very old buildings - I see it all the time in Boston, it's pretty amazing this doesn't happen more frequently
Mar 12 2014 10:28AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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jesus, that's absolutely terrifying. any idea what caused the collapse?
Mar 12 2014 10:42AM
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270on420out
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Hope there aren't any serious casualties
Mar 12 2014 10:45AM
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theater.thug
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From the pictures and video it definitely looks like there was an explosion of some sort.
Mar 12 2014 10:46AM
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Ski_the_east01
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Funniest comment I read on another article..

the fact that theres not at least 20 dead from this is a miracle. 3/4 of that neighborhood is home sleeping at this hour.
Mar 12 2014 11:07AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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"It was 9am, so I was home and laying down."

I want to be that guy!
Mar 12 2014 11:18AM
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Brenone
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The initial thought is that it was a gas leak. The gas connections in these buildings are sometimes as old as the building itself.
My company owns a couple buildings directly across the street and the explosion shattered a dozen or so windows and caused some light damage to the façade.
Mar 12 2014 11:26AM
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yangumane
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Scary shit... I hope everyone has a fast recovery
Mar 12 2014 11:35AM
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Kekambas.
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99% chance this
1% chance
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Mar 12 2014 12:15PM
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Brenone
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Lol
Up in that neighborhood they cook a different kind of rock.
Mar 12 2014 12:20PM
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Kekambas.
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truuuuuuuu
Mar 12 2014 12:24PM
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987321654hgfd
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Hahaha it's funny because it's true
Mar 12 2014 1:25PM
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JWoods
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Obviously a conspiracy, if you look at pictures and videos you can most definitely see airplane wreckage. My guess is that OBAMA is trying to go to war so he set it all up. I heard that he ok'd work permits for terrorists to install bombs in the building. Look into it, it all makes sense, Bush was probably involved too.

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I think we just found MH370
Mar 12 2014 3:51PM
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Ribss.
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Wait... are you being serious? I really can't tell.
Mar 12 2014 4:19PM
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corona
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2 dead. dozen still missing. gas explosion. bout sums it up.

Mar 12 2014 6:11PM
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