NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Buckled columns at NYC high-rise prompt evacuations
Two columns buckled and five floors caved in at a building under construction, authorities said.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Former Pfizer High-Rise Evacuated in Manhattan Amid Fears of Imminent Collapse.
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
NYTIMES (Ashley Southall and Chelsia Rose Marcius) - Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse
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.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - WATCH: Boyle Heights MASSIVE warehouse fire stil ablaze days later, blanketing Los Angeles in smoke
Firefighters have been battling a fire at a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights for days, and as the flames are extinguished, the building’s structural integrity is becoming more and more of a concern. The Los Angeles Fire Department said Saturday night that crews utilized a “large amount of water” on Saturday night after a day of both ground and aerial fire suppression efforts. With the fire having started Wednesday afternoon, Sunday morning marked the fifth straight day of drenching the burning 500,000-square-foot facility with solar panels on its roof in the 1400 block of South Los Palos Street.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Will Conybeare) - Water use to fight LA warehouse fire weakening walls
Firefighters said crews utilized a “large amount of water” after a day of both ground and aerial suppression efforts.