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| An explosion has rocked central New York during the evening rush hour, forcing the evacuation of nearby streets and Grand Central Station. | |
| Officials said a number of people had been taken to hospital after being hurt when a steam pipe ruptured underneath 41st Street on Manhattan's east side. | |
| The New York Police Department said the incident, which blew a large hole in the street, was not terrorism-related. | |
| Police said there were unconfirmed reports of six people injured. | |
| Millions of pounds of steam are pumped beneath the streets of New York, heating and cooling thousands of buildings. | |
| In 1989, three people were killed when a steam pipe ruptured in the city. | |
| A witness, investment banker Heiko Thieme, said the explosion was like a volcano erupting. | |
| "Everybody was a bit confused, everybody obviously thought of 9/11," he told the Associated Press. | |
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