{"id":921220,"date":"2026-07-08T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/921220\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:29:37","slug":"37-story-nyc-building-evacuated-amid-collapse-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/921220\/","title":{"rendered":"37-story NYC building evacuated amid collapse fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Dean Murray<\/strong><\/p>\n

A 37-story building in Manhattan is at risk of collapse<\/a> after structural steel beams buckled.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of people, including children at a nearby school, were evacuated from the location that once served as Pfizer’s headquarters.<\/p>\n

The New York Fire Department<\/a> (FDNY) received reports on the morning of Tuesday, July 7, of a structural issue at the construction site being converted from commercial offices into residential use.<\/p>\n

FDNY units, as well as representatives from the Department of Buildings<\/a> and NYC Emergency Management, responded and found structural issues on the 21st floor.<\/p>\n

“Two structural columns buckled, and there were multiple cracks and sagging floors,” reported the FDNY.<\/p>\n

Chief of Department John Esposito said: “It’s a very serious situation because the box beams-the steel beams-have started to bend and deflect from the weight.<\/p>\n

“We evacuated the building and started evacuations of surrounding buildings. The building has continued to move since we have been on the scene.”<\/p>\n

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An FDNY drone shows sagging floors and buckled steel beams. (FDNY via SWNS)<\/p>\n

The FDNY says its drones have provided technical information and visuals for its partner agencies as assessments are conducted.<\/p>\n

NYC Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said at a press conference Tuesday night: “We are feeling confident that many of the emergency shoring measures that have been put in place as a result of extensive discussions with the building owner, the contractor, their licensed professional, is stabilizing the situation.”<\/p>\n

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