Drea de Matteo
IN PHOTO: U.S. actress Drea de Matteo arrives at the American Express Jam Sessions at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California February 10, 2005. The event raises money for music education programs in public schools, in the week leading up to this Sunday's 47th annual Grammy Awards. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

Drea de Matteo, known for her role as Wendy in FX biker drama series “Sons of Anarchy” is one of the many NYC residents who lost their homes in an explosion and subsequent fire on Thursday, March 26. The actress posted a snap of her burning building on Instagram and wrote, “NYC’s finest trying to put out the flames to mine n many others apartments.”

The former “Soprano” star also posted a follow-up snap of her building where she lived for 22 years. The building was one of the four affected by the East Village explosion in Manhattan as the fire reduced two structures to rubble with fire fighters trying to contain the 7-alarm inferno.

“A total of 19 people were injured in the explosion, which occurred in the basement at 121 Second Ave. near St. Mark’s Place at about 3:20 p.m.,” according to Huffington Post. “Fire quickly engulfed that building and spread to an adjacent structure. Victims could be seen running from the chaotic scene -- some of them screaming with severe burns -- as more than 250 firefighters responded to battle the blaze.”

Based on the report, four people were in critical condition while two of the severely injured victims suffered burns to their airways. A total of four building were affected due to a gas related explosion. The initial impact of the explosion was caused by plumbing and gas work that came from 121 2nd Avenue, according Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The NYC explosion comes just days after New York City marked the one-year anniversary of Harlem’s explosion due to gas leak. The incident leveled two buildings that killed eight people and left dozens of residents injured.

De Matteo previously lived in the building with Ronson, creative director Chrissie Miller, designer Hilary Koyfman and producer Sophia Rossi. Ronson send her condolences to de Matteo while Rossi reminisced the good times they once had in the building.

Meanwhile, indie rockstar Donald Cumming also lost his home in the fire. The 33-year-old singer was seen in tears as he tried to get through a police cordon to the scene of the explosion. Musicians from the bad Public Access T.V. who lived in a first-floor apartment in 123 2nd Avenue assured their fan that they are all safe. Although they lost some gears and tapes they are just glad that were not inside during the explosion.

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