A small gas explosion rocked a Manhattan neighborhood and left a gas employee burned in the aftermath.
The FDNY said a Con Edison employee was called out to a pizzeria Sunday afternoon at 4th Avenue near East 12th Street.
When he got to the boiler room and opened the door to investigate, gas ignited and he suffered a flash burn to his face, officials said.
The fire department said the man was checked out at the scene and was going to be okay.
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What caused the gas leak and explosion is still under investigation.
First responders trying to get inside the pizzeria, on the ground floor of a 20-story building, had to break the store's front window to access the restaurant.
