Gas Explosion Knocks Out Windows Of UWS Equinox, FDNY Says

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A gas explosion in the basement of an Upper West Side Equinox gym blew out the building's windows and prompted dozens of evacuations, fire officials said.

About 90 people were evacuated from the gym building at 2465 Broadway and West 92nd Street when officials detected a gas leak in the early evening, FDNY Assistant Chief John Hodgens said. The gas leak led to an explosion within the building around 7 p.m., fire officials said.

FDNY investigators beleive the explosion was sparked by a fire from a nearby transformer, fire officials said.

Nobody was inside the building during the explosion and nobody was injured during the blast, fire officials said. Officials had shut down Broadway between West 90th and 92nd streets before the explosion.

The FDNY is working with Con Edison to restore power to the building and the city Department of Buildings to ensure the building is structurally sound and safe for people to enter, FDNY Assistant Chief John Hodgens said.

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