New York Blast. 29 injured

At least 29 people were injured as a result when a dumpster blew up outside the blind associated blind housing facility at 135 W23rd Street. But fortunately no one is reported dead. New York mayor told a press conference and announced that they don’t find any link to any terrorist at this moment.

The explosion was described by few eye witnesses as a “loud boom”. Another witness described it as “oh God it’s a bomb, and I lay down on the ground. I look outside and its all broken doors, glasses and people were shouting crazily, cars were alarming, and I still don’t know either it was a bomb explosion or something else.

The people inside facility were told to remain inside the facility unless the situations are better. Police began their investigation. Nearby buildings, the buildings to the east of the facility in particular were being evacuated for security purpose. There was no fire in the vicinity but adequate ambulances, fire brigades, and other emergency vehicles moved to the scene to do precautionary steps. Mean while a bomb squad is searching for another similar device which can cause more damage.

picture of NY blast today.

A law enforcing official told people that a second device that officers were curious to find was a pressure cooker attached to wires and a mobile. This device was found some four to five blocks from the affected area. Authorities are trying to do more investigations to search more devices to protect the people. FBI assured that the second device was being secured and no repercussions are there, but preventions are required.

On Saturday, a bomb exploded in a New Jersey beach town in the same city-New York city but it didn’t cause any injuries. To find some connections between these two explosions, FBI are now investigating the New Jersey incident. Though are no indications that these two explosions are interlinked but for the investigation purpose FBI has to do it.