The New York Fire Department was called to the scene in Howard Beach, Queens today after reports of a fire and a possible explosion at a private home on 84th street.
Pix11 reports that the home was damaged in "what may have been a gas explosion," though the exact cause of the incident is still unknown. The building was being renovated under the city's free scheme for buildings damaged by Hurricane Sandy and NBC New York reports that city documents show the building was undergoing "gas to gas direct replacement."
CBS 2 reports that two people were injured, while Josh Eineger of Eyewitness News reports at least one person was injured seriously — a woman who had suffered burns.
WABC-TV's Eyewitness News has a live feed of the fire, which is appears to be extinguished at the time of writing.
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