A Manhattan building has collapsed Friday during a blaze, according to reports.

JUST IN: Up to 30 injured in NYC building collapse on 2nd Avenue http://t.co/aitRXBzkuy (photo: @jmeyers44) pic.twitter.com/UbfZh3fJD6

— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) March 26, 2015

About 30 people have been injured, according to the New York Post.

• Hamish Blake parodies Humans of New York
• New York Harry Potter spin-off set for 2016

The building at seventh and second street was engulfed in thick smoke and flames shooting high into the sky.

Police heard a loud bang and raced to the scene from a station about a quarter of a mile away.

#explosion A photo posted by Andrew (@a6bernier) on Mar 26, 2015 at 12:46pm PDT

There was a report of an explosion and the area is being evacuated, the Associated Press reported.

There are unconfirmed report workers may have been working on a gas line at the time.

Fire fighters were battling the blaze with water cannons from outside the building.

BREAKING: People feared trapped in collapsed Manhattan building (Photo via @EastVillageEats) http://t.co/Z2MgTZhS84 pic.twitter.com/8N9DN5VDyz

— RT (@RT_com) March 26, 2015

UPDATE: Restaurant gas leak eyed as East Village building collapses following blast. http://t.co/yNd1h1S1kR pic.twitter.com/cDZFttT4cT

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 26, 2015