Rescuers continue searching rubble from NYC blast

Firefighters battle a fire after a building collapses in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014 (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Firefighters battle a fire after a building collapses in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014 (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NEW YORK — Police say the eighth person to be pulled out of the rubble of two collapsed buildings in New York City in is an adult female.

The body was found by rescuers Thursday evening.

Police say at least one person remains unaccounted for.

The firefighters on Friday continued to dig through the debris following a gas explosion that brought down two East Harlem apartment buildings on Wednesday.

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