Some engineers have theorized that removing too much debris from the basement would compromise the wall's support and allow water from the Hudson River to rush in.

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Did we really want to line up a couple of large refrigerators along the wall in our basement?

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Neighbors told CNN affiliate WCNC that the children are cousins and were trapped after a wall of a basement that was under construction collapsed.

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After pumping out there own basement and rescuing the Occupy Wall Street bikes, the residents pumped out the water from the bar next door and the deli on the corner.

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It's a long way from the childhood bedroom with a few posters tacked to the wall, or the high-school hangout carved from a wood-paneled basement.

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