Though the cause of the blast was not immediately known, with some suspecting a transformer explosion, agents and bomb technicians from the ATF, FBI, and the NYPD quickly responded to the scene.
由于公众尚不明白爆炸起因，一些人怀疑发生了变压器爆炸，ATF，FBI，和NYPD的特工和炸弹专家很快就对爆炸事件做出了回应。