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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says preliminary evidence indicates that the blast and building collapse in the East Village is due to a gas-related explosion. Firefighters are still trying to tackle a seven-alarm blaze triggered by the blast...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says people are still missing after an explosion leveled two apartment buildings, killing two people and injuring 18 others.       De Blasio says: ``There are a number of missing individuals.'' He suggests some may have fled to safety and says the city is expending every effort to locate the people who are still unaccounted for...