Eyewitness NewsSTATEN ISLAND (WABC) -- A fire and apparent explosion leveled part of a Staten Island home, sending a dozen residents fleeing for their lives.
The loud blast rocked the Richmond Terrace home in Mariners Harbor just before 2:45 a.m. Tuesday.
A dozen residents of the home ran outside as two of the exterior walls collapsed. The second floor of the home then caved in.
"We started seeing smoke going through the house," resident Pete Dermanis said. "So we tried to get out. So I'm like, 'Everybody, get out. Get some shoes on. Let's go. We gotta get out of the house."Firefighters determined that all the residents of the home - including at least four children - escaped without serious injury.
Residents of the neighboring buildings were also evacuated.
One person who was outside at the time of the collapse was injured and taken to a nearby hospital.
Con Edison cut power and National Grid cut gas service to the building.
The cause of the fire and blast was not immediately known.
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