Two Manhattan buildings were leveled Wednesday after an explosion caused by a gas leak.
Here are some facts about the buildings.
1644 Park Ave.:
- Five stories
- Six residential units
- First-floor church
- Permit issued for installation of 120 feet of gas piping in June 2013. Work completed June 21.
- No Department of Buildings violations on record, except a notice of what happened Wednesday
- 2 open violations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, relating to needing a fireproof, self-closing door
1646 Park Ave.:
- Five stories
- Nine residential units
- Piano store
- One open violation from the Buildings Department for "failure to maintain" after inspectors found vertical cracks in the rear. A fine was paid but the condition was not certified as corrected
- 60 open violations from the Department of Housing and Preservation, including for a defective smoke detector, defective fire escape, vermin, missing carbon monoxide detector, defective sinks and faucets. HPD says 13 of those are from 2014, the others are from 2006 or older.
- RAW Video From the Smoking Rubble
- PHOTOS: Dramatic Images From the Collapse
- LISTEN: Emergency Dispatch Audio After the Collapse
--Pei-Sze Cheng and Ann Givens contributed reporting
