east harlem explosion

Yesterday, the company confirmed that it will be issuing payments to nearly 90 victims impacted by the explosion, which was confirmed to have been caused by a gas leak.

The pipe "failed the pressure test at the normal operating pressure."

Vargas, a Harlem resident, was on a bus en route to the High School when the blast caused the bus's glass to shatter.

CBS has now released surveillance footage of the explosion from the ground, taken from various security cameras mounted on buildings across the street from the scene at Park Avenue off 116th Street.

The FDNY says, 'We are still in a search and rescue mode.'

Con Ed, which claims it checked the block last month for leaks, said the pipe for the building was over 100 years old.