A man was critically injured according to ABC Eyewitness News shortly before noon on Sunday by some sort of explosive device, possibly a firework device. The explosion took place inside Central Park near the Fifth Avenue and East 62nd Street area, ABC and WCBS880 add. EMS confirms at 10:53 a.m, that they received a call of a major injury at that location. The victim is being aided at the scene and has yet to be transported.
#BREAKING: Explosion heard in Central Park. At least one person injured. Unclear what happened.
— wcbs880 (@wcbs880) July 3, 2016
#BREAKING: Explosion in Central Park injures man on rocks after landing on something that blew up @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/tNhIp3gQuz
— Magdalena Doris (@MagdalenaDoris) July 3, 2016
WCBS 880’s Sophia Hall reported one victim suffered an injured leg and is being treated by emergency responders. An eyewitness told CBS2 that a man was climbing a rock structure and stepped on something that “exploded.” The extent of the victim’s injuries is unknown at this time.
#BREAKING: man suffers severe leg injury in explosion in #CentralPark. Unclear what happened. #anc7ny pic.twitter.com/AiYfka2C5j
— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) July 3, 2016
A reporter said the blast, possibly related to fireworks, was heard outside Elie Wiesel’s funeral. The Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died Saturday at the age of 87.
Outside Eli Wiesel’s funeral I heard a huge explosion just now. Running into Central Park and found a young man with his left leg blown off
— Sarah Maslin Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) July 3, 2016
The young man is safely on his way to hospital.No official word as to what transpired. His friends said he was walking&stepped on something
— Sarah Maslin Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) July 3, 2016
The young man is safely on his way to hospital.No official word as to what transpired. His friends said he was walking&stepped on something
— Sarah Maslin Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) July 3, 2016
Possible fireworks accident or other cause, no word on cause as this happened moments ago.
— Sarah Maslin Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) July 3, 2016
There is a heavy police presence at the scene. The bomb squad has also been called in.
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