New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday, March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
Smoke rises from the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday. (AP Photo/ NYPD Special Ops)
Firefighters spray water on a collapsed building in New York's East Village, Thursday, March 26, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
A New York City fire department arson investigator arrives at the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/ Mary Altaffer)
New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
EAST VILLAGE, New York -- There was an explosion and collapse at an apartment building in Manhattan Thursday, and a seven-alarm fire raged in the aftermath. Click here for the full story.