Midtown Manhattan building evacuated
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No injuries have been reported, but a collapse zone has been established, and nine nearby buildings in Midtown Manhattan have been evacuated as a precaution.
Fire officials said crews would begin working to stabilize the building after no additional movement was detected in two columns that had buckled.
The conversion of an office building on East 42nd Street would be the largest project of its kind in New York City’s history, according to the architectural firm behind the plan.
Structural columns on the 17th and 21st floors are understood to have buckled - New York City Fire Department (FDNY) A 37-storey skyscraper in the centre of New York City is shifting and at risk of collapse.
Buckling columns on a Midtown tower forced evacuations and street closures as city crews investigated the structural failure.
A former Pfizer building in Midtown Manhattan faces collapse risk due to structural issues, prompting evacuations of nearby buildings, including a school. Emergency crews are monitoring the situation closely.
