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Cleanup ongoing after Flatiron steam pipe explosion: Photos

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  • People work Friday at Fifth Avenue and 21st Street at the scene of a steam pipe explosion that sent smoke, mud and steam billowing into the air Thursday morning. Several streets in the area are still closed and buildings off-limits as the cleanup continues.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • Just east of Fifth Ave. and 21st Street in Manhattan Friday, signs mark off-limits zones in the aftermath of a massive steam pipe explosion that sent smoke, mud and steam billowing into the air Thursday morning.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • Debris covers the immediate area near the site of a steam pipe explosion that prompted concerns of asbestos contamination.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle
  • The explosion shuttered dozens of buildings and displaced around 500 residents.
    Photo Credit: Craig Ruttle

Streets remain closed and buildings shuttered in the Flatiron district as cleanup is ongoing after a steam pipe explosion sent a plume of smoke, mud and steam into the sky on Thursday morning. The blast, on Fifth Avenue between 21st and 22nd streets, potentially exposed at least 44 buildings to asbestos-contaminated dust and debris

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