Updated, 6:54 a.m.

Good morning on this clear Friday.

A steam pipe exploded underneath a street in the Flatiron district of Manhattan on Thursday morning.

No one was seriously injured, but 49 buildings were evacuated along Fifth Avenue between 19th and 22nd Streets and some residents in the area could be displaced for days. Tests found that the thick, white smoke and debris from the explosion contained asbestos, which has raised health concerns.

Con Edison is accepting bagged clothing from people who were in the immediate area, which is considered 500 feet east or west of Fifth Avenue on 20th and 21st Streets, and 100 feet north and south on Fifth Avenue.

Times and locations for clothing drop-off are expected to be updated throughout the morning on the Con Edison website, and claims forms will be available at those sites for people to request compensation for their clothes.