Several people were trapped in the rubble of a parking lot that collapsed on Tuesday afternoon in the Lower Manhattan area of New York.
A parking lot in Manhattan, in the city of New York, collapsed and reports that several people are trapped under the rubble.
Security authorities reported that the roof of the collapsed parking structure in New York dragged dozens of cars and trucks that fell into the huge sinkhole that was formed.
The New York Fire Department reported that they were operating at the scene of the collapse and confirmed one person dead and another five injured who were taken to city hospitals.
He also added that they are doing additional searches.
The parking lot was built in 1957.
In local media it is described that it is a four-story structure that rises above the ground and is located on Ann Street, next to the private PACE university.
