Dad who moved to U.S. for better life sees dream disappear after Harlem explosion kills wife and daughter, 21, and seriously injures son, 15

A family that emigrated from Mexico more than two decades ago in search of a better life has been ripped apart after the blast that collapsed two buildings in Harlem on Wednesday claimed the lives of two of its members. Cecilio Hernandez keeps a vigil at the Harlem Hospital Center bedside of his 15-year-old son Oscar, who is in a critical condition after the explosion. Hernandez's wife Rosaura Barrios-Vasquez, 44, and daughter Rosaura Hernandez, 21, were among the eight people killed on Wednesday.

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