Was anyone injured when the 5 story building collapsed in New York City?
5-story building collapses in lower Manhattan Fate of homeless man who regularly slept there is unknown Image: Firefighters in front of collapsed building Edouard H.r. Gluck / AP Firefighters gather in front of a building that collapsed in New York City on Thursday. Officials say it appears no one was inside. View related photos Video: Life NEW YORK – Part of a vacant five-story building that had recently been cited for loose bricks and cracks collapsed in lower Manhattan on Thursday morning, leaving mounds of rubble but apparently causing no injuries. Emergency crews with a dog were searching the site and a neighboring building as a precaution. Gas was shut off in the area. Lewis Largent, who lives directly across the street, was looking out the window at 6:15 a.m. when “the bricks started trickling off the top corner. I was thinking was it raining or something. Then within 10 seconds it just all came down like a wave or an avalanche.” Inspectors with the Buildings Department were at
A large section of a five-story building collapsed in lower Manhattan today, sending bricks and debris crashing onto Reade and Church streets. No injuries were reported by 7:30 a.m., the New York City Police Department said. Advertisement The New York City Fire Department was continuing a search through the rubble as a precaution. The section of the building at the corner of Reade Street and Church Street fell about 6:15 a.m., taking the scaffolding that was around the building with it. The building was unoccupied and under renovation, police said. Sources: http://lohud.
A 5-story building has collapsed at a lower Manhattan construction site, but New York City fire officials say it appears no one was inside. Emergency crews with a dog are sifting through the building’s rubble. They also are going through a neighboring building as a precaution. A wall is peeled away from the building. A pile of bricks is on the ground, and pieces of wood are hanging from what remains of the structure. A car on the street is covered in rubble. The Buildings Department has inspectors at the scene, which is seven blocks north of the World Trade Center site. Sources: http://www.google.
