Massive Explosion Rocks New York's East Village

An explosion rocked a building in Manhattan's East Village Thursday afternoon, sending debris into the street and a grey plume of smoke into the sky. Police quickly cordoned off the scene as a fire raged inside the buildings. A spokesperson for the FDNY told Mashable that a building had collapsed and it was a seven-alarm fire. They have sent over 130 firefighters and 30 units to the scene. The spokesperson said the fire service had responded to an initial report of an explosion at 125 2nd Avenue and found heavy smoke at the scene. The spokesperson didn't know if anyone was injured yet, but there are reports on Twitter that there were multiple injuries from the blast. At least one person is reported to be critical.