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3 injured after gas line explosion at New York high school

FDNY work outside after an explosion at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx borough of New York August 20, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
A boy looks through a fence as the FDNY work outside after an explosion at the John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx borough of New York August 20, 2015. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Members of the FDNY work outside after an explosion at the John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx borough of New York August 20, 2015. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Members of the FDNY work outside after an explosion at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx borough of New York August 20, 2015. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
The sixth floor of the John F. Kennedy High School is seen after an explosion in the Bronx borough of New York August 20, 2015. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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August 21, 2015 - 2:59 pm
 

A gas line explosion at a New York high school on Thursday injured three construction workers, one critically, and badly damaged at least three floors of the building, authorities said.

The explosion occurred at about 8 p.m. EDT at John F. Kennedy High School in New York's Bronx borough while construction work was going on in a sixth-floor laboratory, a police spokesman said.

A fire department spokesman said all three of the injured were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, two with non-life-threatening injuries.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who held a press briefing from near the school, said the Department of Buildings would evaluate the structural integrity of the building.

"This school obviously has sustained some very, very serious damage," he said.

At least three floors were damaged, police said.

The New York school year starts on Sept. 9., and it was too soon to know if the building would be safe enough for students come first day, officials said.

The school serves more than 1,200 students in grades 9-12, WABC-TV reported.

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