According to The Wall Street Journal, the payments came a day after federal investigators found a leak in the gas main near one of the two East Harlem apartment buildings that were leveled.
Eight people were killed and more than 60 people were injured. The cause of the blast has not been determined.
Con Ed spokesman Robert McGree says the company made 87 payments to people who were injured or lost their homes. He declined to provide the average amount paid for each victim.
He says the payments were made after "one-on-one" meetings with the victims.
