Manhattan high-rise is still unstable
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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Chaos unfolded in Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning after workers were evacuated from a high-rise under construction after two columns buckled and five floors caved in. FDNY said the call came in at 7:57 a.
Two structural support beams on an under-construction building in Manhattan started buckling Tuesday morning, triggering a large emergency response, officials say.
The 37-story Manhattan building was under construction when two support columns on the 21st floor buckled. Engineers are developing plans to reinforce the structure.
A Midtown Manhattan high-rise building was evacuated Tuesday morning after authorities said it was at risk of collapsing. The 38-story building at 235 East 42nd Street was once the corporate headquarters for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
The New York City high-rise, deemed at risk of collapsing Tuesday, has 44 prior complaints against it, including allegations that a worker was blowing material off the roof, according to the city’s Department of Buildings.
