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I saw the following at the Google News site at approximately 11:45:00 am, EDT.

A 24-hour news cycle is one thing. Waiting to get the story right is quite another.

ITV.com - 1 hour ago
A Fire Department spokeswoman said: “It appears to be an explosion, but it’s not confirmed”. Latest reports suggest the explosion could have been caused by a gas leak. A fire is raging in the building and …
Building collapse leads to fire on Madison Avenue 7Online.com
NYC building collapses after blast, fire TheNewsTribune.com (subscription)
Forbes - Los Angeles Times - BBC News - all 250 related »’

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There certainly are other combinations.

* The building imploded and blew up at the exact same moment.
* The building exploded, came down in one piece, then imploded because a brick was in the wrong place.
* The gas explosion did no harm to the building, but panic caused it to implode.

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