One person died when a parking lot collapsed partially Tuesday in the financial district of lower Manhattan in New York, Mayor Eric Adams said. Five people were injured.
The three-story building collapsed around 4 p.m. a few blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge. It is about a half mile from the New York Stock Exchange.
He video A passerby photo showed cars hanging precariously from a crooked top floor of the three-story building, just blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge, and about half a mile from the New York Stock Exchange.
“It felt like an earthquake,” said Liam Gaeta, a student at nearby Pace University. He said he heard “a big bang and a big bang, and then we all got evacuated.”
Due to an emergency response to a structural collapse, please avoid the area of Ann Street, between Nassau Street & William Street in lower Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/V3KxNZGXbt
— NYC Mayor’s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) April 18, 2023
Witnesses tell how the collapse of the parking lot in NY was experienced
Others Pace students They described hearing screams and seeing cars falling into the building, which collapsed around 4:00 p.m.
The Fire Department said there were reports of people trapped and searches were underway to make sure everyone was accounted for. At one point, firefighters were withdrawn due to concerns about the stability of the building, the department said.
He mayor of new yorkEric Adams was on his way to the scene, spokesman Fabien Levy said. He described what happened as a partial collapse.
Another video circulating on Twitter is from inside the parking lot and captures the moment in which something similar to an explosion is heard and the collapse begins.
Las authorities from New York They asked citizens to avoid the collapse area because emergency work is being carried out.
The Fire Department uses drones to locate people who have been trapped in the rubble.
