--- description: A building in New York's East Village neighborhood collapsed Thursday after witnesses reported hearing an explosion. title: Watch the Building Collapse in Manhattan's East Village image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8022204d35bb705d/6987858206f2c16ccf334a08/new-york-city-east-village-fire-explosion-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Accident](/tag/accident/) ## Accident Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the Building Collapse in Manhattan's East Village by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 2:21 PM CUTPublished: Mar 26, 2015 9:03 PM CUT  A building on 2nd Avenue burns after a collapse in the East Village section of New York City on March 26, 2015. A building on 2nd Avenue burns after a collapse in the East Village section of New York City on March 26, 2015.Andrew Burton—Getty Images by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 2:21 PM CUTPublished: Mar 26, 2015 9:03 PM CUT In a video provided to TIME by Dan Bowens, a [Fox5](https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153275109191320 "undefined") reporter, a building in New York’s East Village neighborhood collapsed Thursday after witnesses reported hearing an explosion, sparking a fire that spread to several other buildings. At least 12 people were hurt. ### See the Scene of the East Village Building Collapse and Fire  A building fire is seen from overhead in the East Village of New York City on March 26, 2015. NYPD Special Ops/AP  A building fire is seen from overhead in the East Village of New York City on March 26, 2015. NYPD  A building on 2nd Avenue burns after a collapse in the East Village section of New York City on March 26, 2015. Andrew Burton—Getty Images  Henry Lihn posted this photo on Instagram of the building collapse and fire in the East Village section of New York City on March 26, 2015. Henry Lihn (@henrylihn) via Instagram  A New York Police Department (NYPD) officers signals residents away from the site of a building fire in the East Village neighborhood of New York City on March 26, 2015. Ben Hider—Reuters  New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York City on March 26, 2015. John Minchillo—AP  A resident watches a blaze at a commercial and residential block in New York City on March 26, 2015. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez—AFP/Getty Images  New York City Fire Department firefighters battle a fire in the East Village neighborhood of New York City on March 26, 2015. Andrew Gombert—EPA  A New York City Police helicopter flies near billowing smoke above the site of a residential apartment building collapse and fire in the East Village neighborhood of New York City on March 26, 2015. Brendan McDermid—Reuters  Smoke rises from a burning building after a collapse on 2nd Avenue in the East Village section of New York City on March 26, 2015. Andrew Burton—Getty Images  Firefighters respond to an explosion and partial building collapse in a residential and commercial mixed use multi-story structure in lower Manhattan, New York on March 26, 2015. Jason Szenes—EPA  A debris-strewn street seen amid the site of a seven-alarm fire that caused the collapse of two buildings and damage to two other buildings a day after the blaze took place on March 27, 2015 in New York City. 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