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5 hurt in chemical explosion in Manhattan

The top four floors of the 45-story News Corporation Building in midtown were evacuated for several hours Monday morning after a chemical explosion during a routine government audit of hazardous materials in the building, authorities said.

Five people were injured in the blast, including a city Department of Environmental Protection hazardous materials employee who suffered a six-inch cut...

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