Explosion and fire destroy building in Manhattan's East Village, injuring 12

At least 12 people are injured, three of them critically, in an explosion that rocked a sushi restaurant in Manhattan's East Village Thursday afternoon, sending debris into the street and a plume of dark grey smoke towering over the city. Police cordoned off the area as a fire raged inside the five-story, mixed-residency building near 7th Street and Second Avenue.

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