hotographs posted on social media by witnesses showed thick black smoke billowing around the area.
Shameem Noor, a cashier at a restaurant nearby, said: "We heard a big sound, then three or four people fell on the street. People were running and scared. There's a big fire on the roof and black smoke."
According to the New York Post sources suggested as many as 30 people were hurt in the incident which happened ta 3.30pm local time.