[OXENinFLA]

Any tunnels located under this building?

[joeystoy]

There is a subway tunnel that connects Manhattan and Queens to Roosevelt Island and runs under 63rd Street. I'm not sure if it runs as far west as Madison Avenue. Does anyone know?

[tcostell]

The Metro north trains are the closest and they are a block away under park. I can see from here that they are unaffected.

There is a subway line a block or two away with a stop at 5th and 60th.

[Syberyenta]

1010 WINS newsradio :

An explosion was heard before a fire and collapse at a 3-story building on Manhattan's East Side on Monday, the Fire Department said.

Television reports said people were trapped inside, but fire officials did not immediately confirm that.

Heavy black smoke rose high above the building, wedged between taller structures on 62nd Street between Park and Madison avenues. Damage, including shattered windows, could be seen at one of the adjoining buildings.

The building reportedly housed a doctor's office and a beauty salon.

Streets around the area were closed off to traffic as ambulances and rescue units responded just before 9 a.m.

Witnesses told reporters that they heard a loud explosion, but it wasn't clear whether it was before or after the fire started.

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Live report from 1010wins:

32 East 62nd still burning, smoking.
White House just released a statement 'incident was not terrorism-related'.

No disruption of subway BTW.