NYC Building Collapses After Blast, Fire

CuriousAnne · Jul 10, 2006

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/10/D8IP5MP01.html

NYC Building Collapses After Blast, Fire
Jul 10 9:50 AM US/Eastern

By ADAM GOLDMAN
Associated Press Writer

A three-story building on Manhattan's East Side went up in flames and collapsed Monday after what witnesses said was a thunderous explosion that rocked the neighborhood.

The cause was not immediately known, and at least two people were under evaluation at a hospital.

Television reports said people were trapped inside, but fire officials did not immediately confirm that.

Heavy black smoke rose high above the building, wedged between taller structures on 62nd Street between Park and Madison Avenues just a few blocks from Central Park. Damage, including shattered windows, could be seen at one of the adjoining buildings.

Pharlap · Jul 10, 2006

Sounds like a gas leak to me...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/am-collapse0710,0,2406567.story?coll=chi-newsbreaking-hed

mssheila · Jul 10, 2006

Fox news just reported that it was a suicide attempt that caused this building to explode and go up in flames...... geeeeez What a way to go!

mssheila · Jul 10, 2006

Okay, apparently, a doctor that lived and practiced medicine in the building sent a suicidal email to someone, and then blew himself up.... along with the building. But he lived.

curious1 · Jul 10, 2006

If that is the case anyone living in that and adjoing buildings should sue his *advertiser censored* off!!! Why didn't the idiot just run his car into a bridge instead of possibly taking out innocent people like a 3 week old baby.

englishleigh · Jul 10, 2006

That *advertiser censored* will REALLY wish himself dead when he recovers and is slapped with charges and lawsuits. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: What a selfish, selfish, STUPID jerk.
:furious: :furious: :furious:

cathieq · Jul 10, 2006

The physician that was named is Nicholas Bartha. Supposedly, his estranged wife's lawyer had contacted police days earlier about the doctor being suicidal. He was going through a difficult divorce and was being forced to sell the building.
Still.... Con Edison was already next door to the building responding to reports of a gas leak when the blast occurred.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060710/ap_on_re_us/building_collapse

Another link:
http://tinyurl.com/sxakv

cathieq · Jul 10, 2006

Here's what the doctor said in a suicide email:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2174094&page=1

Only because I'm curious and stunned that someone allegedly would go to such lengths to get back at this wife, here's the court papers:
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/REPORTER/3dseries/2005/2005_00481.htm
Snip:
...Defendant intentionally traumatized plaintiff, a woman of Jewish origin born in Nazi-occupied Holland, with swastika-adorned articles and notes affixed around their home, and became enraged when she removed them...

The last link is very informative. If anyone here feels I'm jumping the gun or posting anything that might do harm, PLEASE let me know and I'll delete.

shdbepaintin · Jul 10, 2006

The terror people around there must have felt. I can't even begin to imagine. Hearing the explosion, seeing a building comming down. You wouldn't know where to run.
What a selfish man. THis went way beyond your self and even your family, this impacted lots and lots of people. SELFISH.

Jeana (DP) · Jul 10, 2006

shdbepaintin said:
The terror people around there must have felt. I can't even begin to imagine. Hearing the explosion, seeing a building comming down. You wouldn't know where to run.
What a selfish man. THis went way beyond your self and even your family, this impacted lots and lots of people. SELFISH.

They had to be thinking of a terrorist plot similar to 9/11. Those who were there to witness it and survived it must be horrified.

panthera · Jul 10, 2006

cathieq said:
The physician that was named is Nicholas Bartha. Supposedly, his estranged wife's lawyer had contacted police days earlier about the doctor being suicidal. He was going through a difficult divorce and was being forced to sell the building.
Still.... Con Edison was already next door to the building responding to reports of a gas leak when the blast occurred.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060710/ap_on_re_us/building_collapse

Another link:
http://tinyurl.com/sxakvhttp://tinyurl.com/sxakv

I heard that there was a gas leak for a few days. It is possible he tried to do this before, causing the odor into the adjacent building. There were also statements about a prior suicide attempt, and just last Friday notice that he'd have to forfeit the building. It does appear this was intentional. Hopefully, no one he has injured dies or suffers any permanent damage. If this doctor is responsible, he should be punished to the full extent of the law.

curious1 · Jul 10, 2006

If he is found guilty will his license to practice medicine be revoked?

bykerladi · Jul 10, 2006

Not automatically. The medical board would hold independent proceedings. Although I believe that a criminal conviction is a 100% guaranteed license revocation.

Jeana (DP) · Jul 11, 2006

curious1 said:
If he is found guilty will his license to practice medicine be revoked?

I think they'll most likely suspend it as soon as he is arrested in order to see what happens. If he's convicted, yes, they'll revoke it, but if he's ever released from prison he'll be able to ask them to reinstate it. Don't know if they would.

curious1 · Jul 11, 2006

If he did this I hope he goes away so long he will be too old to practice medicine.

kidzndogznme · Jul 11, 2006

That is messed up. I thought that causing injuries to others went against his hippocratic oath? Even if he didn't *know* it would hurt others, the liklihood is definitely there. It is definitely reckless.

Mathew · Jul 11, 2006

Some of the talking heads on the cable news seem to think that the "good doctor" can't or at least should not be charged with a crime. Something like it was still his building so he could demolish it if he wanted to. Try telling that to the people walking by that were injuried. It appears that he sent the e-mail to everybody that he could think find an address for. I think that my show intent. And given his position on Mrs. H. R. Clinton he clearly is a man of sound judgement.

mssheila · Jul 11, 2006

Responding to Jeana's post about some thinking of the 9/11 attacks.... can you imagine the sheer terror they felt? Talk about re-igniting someone's PTSD syndrome. This guy will get sued for everything he has, and then some.

kidzndogznme · Jul 11, 2006

Really? Wow, that stuns me. But suicide is a crime (which I always thought was stupid because if you kill yourself, what are they going to do? Send you to jail?) so wouldn't he at least be charged with trying to commit a crime? If he had started a fire in his building while standing outside himself, and the building had caught neighboring buildings on fire, wouldn't he be liable to fix those damages on the other properties? But people were injured so he could try to off himself and he might not get charged? I don't get it.

kidzndogznme · Jul 11, 2006

Or...he will just succeed at suicide next time and skip paying his lawsuits. What a pathetic human.

mssheila said:
Responding to Jeana's post about some thinking of the 9/11 attacks.... can you imagine the sheer terror they felt? Talk about re-igniting someone's PTSD syndrome. This guy will get sued for everything he has, and then some.

NYC Building Collapses After Blast, Fire

Former Member

Former Member

New Member

New Member

So broccoli, mother says your good for me,well I'm

Authentic Southern Belle

New Member

New Member

New Member

Former Member

Retired WS Staff

So broccoli, mother says your good for me,well I'm

Well-Known Member

Former Member

So broccoli, mother says your good for me,well I'm

A closed mouth gathers no foot

New Member

New Member

A closed mouth gathers no foot

A closed mouth gathers no foot

DNASolves

Online statistics

Forum statistics