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'They did not shore up the job correctly'
Several Manhattan buildings were evacuated Tuesday morning after construction workers discovered the structure of an office building was compromised, officials said.
Two columns buckled and five floors caved in at a building under construction, authorities said.
A high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan was evacuated due to structural concerns, raising safety alarms in the busy area.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A high-rise building near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan had to be evacuated on Tuesday morning due to fears it may collapse. Fire officials responded to reports of falling bricks and discovered […]
A high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan was evacuated due to structural concerns, raising safety alarms in the busy area. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A high-rise building near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan had to be evacuated on Tuesday morning due to fears it may collapse. Fire officials responded to reports of falling bricks and discovered buckling support columns and sagging upper floors. DETAIL: The over-30-story building, formerly housing Pfizer offices, is undergoing conversion to residential units. The emergency response included evacuating construction workers and clearing two nearby buildings as a precaution. The incident occurred just before 8 AM on East 42nd Street. IMPACT: The evacuation suggests serious safety…Open
The complex, which once housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is being converted to residences. Officials inspecting it found support columns were buckling, and upper floors were sagging.
Rodriguez said residents had long seen warning signs, including cracks and water intrusion in the building.
Surfside, Florida, is marking five years since a beachfront condominium collapsed, killing 98 people. It was one of the largest structural failures in U.S. history.
Federal investigators announced that the Surfside, Florida, condo building collapse that killed 98 people in June 2021 began three weeks prior to the structure falling.