NYC building faces collapse risk
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Emergency services evacuated a busy NYC street block during Tuesday rush hour after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work.
The building has continued to move, according to fire department officials.
Buckling columns on a Midtown tower forced evacuations and street closures as city crews investigated the structural failure.
Officials said inspectors from the Department of Buildings were on scene assessing the damage to determine the soundness of the structure.
The largest office-to-residential conversion project in the U.S. is facing a structural emergency. Metro Loft and David Werner‘s conversion at the former Pfizer headquarters in
