Firefighters gather at the scene of an explosion and partial building collapse in the Chinatown neighborhood on July 11, 2013 in New York City.

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Firefighters gather at the scene of an explosion and partial building collapse in the Chinatown neighborhood on July 11, 2013 in New York City. (AFP)

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Seven people were injured in the apparent basement gas explosion in the five-story building in Lower Manhattan. (AFP)

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Firefighters arrive at the scene of a five-story building that partially collapsed after a reported explosion in New York. (AFP)

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Firefighters gather at the scene of an explosion and partial building collapse in the Chinatown neighborhood. (AFP)

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Debris is seen outside a five-story building that partially collapsed after a reported explosion in New York. (AFP)

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