Major explosion in Bronx high rise in New York. Residents seen hanging from windows during massive fire

🚨 BREAKING: A major explosion hit a Bronx high-rise in New York, with residents reportedly hanging from windows while awaiting rescue. pic.twitter.com/hihNqLTqov — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) January 24, 2026 Key confirmed details: The blast occurred in a 17‑ to 22‑story building in the Bronx. The explosion caused massive flames and thick smoke to engulf upper …

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Newsom signs SB 79, forcing high-rise housing into single-family zones and overriding local control

California has crossed a line. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 79 into law, and single-family neighborhoods face a forced transformation. Sacramento is deciding what your streets will look like, not the people who live there. This is not a housing bill. It is a blueprint for centralized control disguised as progress. It wipes out local …

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Gas explosion in Bronx high-rise triggers partial collapse of 20-story building, FDNY confirms blast near boiler room, cause under investigation

https://www.google.com/maps/place/215+Alexander+Ave,+Bronx,+NY+10454/@40.8098085,-73.9256924,682m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c2f5dcc0207c93:0x41ae8ae5bdae3517!8m2!3d40.8098085!4d-73.9256924!16s%2Fg%2F11t2t4jfcn?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D ❗️⚠️🇺🇸 – A gas explosion rocked a Bronx apartment building this morning, triggering a partial collapse in the Mott Haven neighborhood. A New York City official confirmed no injuries have been reported so far. Firefighters and police swarmed the scene at the 20-story NYCHA… pic.twitter.com/7RayBTmGEK — 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) October 1, 2025 https://designguidelines.nycha.info/garbage-chutes/ h/t …

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San Francisco high-rise apartment building NEMA loses half its value – $264MILLION – in the last five years

One of San Francisco’s largest apartment buildings has lost half its value in five years as the Bay Area has struggled with occupancy issues amid a surge in crime, homelessness and effects of the COVID pandemic. NEMA, the 754-unit apartment building that was once valued at $543.6million in 2018, has seen its valued halved to …

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A large crane on a high-rise building caught fire and collapsed in Manhattan

A large crane on a high-rise building caught fire and collapsed in Manhattan. Debris on the ground. Smoke in the air.pic.twitter.com/sFEGs92CTo — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 26, 2023 BREAKING: CRANE COLLAPSES AFTER CATCHING FIRE, DAMAGES A BUILDING, DEBRIS FALLS ON GROUND IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITYpic.twitter.com/FFjY49mGUk — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) July 26, 2023 .@FDNYAlerts …

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