NYC building at risk of collapse prompts evacuations, FDNY says

Fire officials said two columns had buckled on the 21st and 22nd floors, while floors were sagging between the 21st and 26th floors.

NYC building on E. 42nd St. in danger of collapse, evacuated after columns buckle

The FDNY was called to 235 E. 42nd St. near Second Ave. just before 8 a.m. when bricks began falling from the 38-story building.

Columns buckle at Midtown building: FDNY

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A large FDNY response is underway in Midtown after two columns buckled at a building under construction Tuesday morning. FDNY said the call came in at 7:57 a.m. for reports of bricks falling from the building at 235 East 42nd Street.
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Falling bricks and buckling columns at a Manhattan high rise force evacuations

Reports of falling bricks and buckling columns have prompted evacuations in the area around a Midtown Manhattan high-rise office building that was being converted to luxury apartments, fire officials