Transformer explosion at building in Chelsea

A transformer explosion sent flames up the front of a Manhattan building, leaving behind broken windows and blackening the front of several stories. No injuries have been reported.   

Police spokesman Paul Browne said a fire in an electrical transformer beneath the Burlington Coat Factory appears to have caused the explosion Thursday, which sent black smoke into the air.

The 8-story building is on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan’s Chelsea district.
   

The Fire Department said firefighters responded to the scene after a call came in around 10:45 a.m. A search of the building was underway.