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A potential explosion in New York after a gas leak has left dozens injured, according to reports.

The incident in Tribeca took place on West Broadway and Murray Street.

Emergency services have reportedly swooped on the area following after a carbon monoxide gas leak after a basement fire at an apartment building.

The building has been evacuated due to the high levels of the poisonous gas.

Fire services have confirmed that they responded to a faulty oil burner in the basement of the 12-storey building at around 8:30am local time.

The FDNY said 34 people were being treated.

"We found a defective boiler in the basement with some sort of broken pipe that was producing the CO," Chief James Leonard said.

Two of the people were taken to Lower Manhattan Hospital, but both were stable, the NYPD said.

There were high carbon monoxide readings throughout the building, the FDNY said.

Nothing suspicious was ultimately found, police confirmed.