The top of a four-story garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan Tuesday, leaving one dead, five injured, and cars crushed.
Ann Street remained closed Wednesday morning between William and Nassau Streets, right where the building is located.
Officials said at least six parking garage workers were pulled from the garage. One person was pronounced dead on the scene, five others were hurt. Fortunately, four are in stable condition and one refused medical treatment.
One worker was trapped on an upper floor, conscious and alert, calling for firefighters. He was rescued and taken to another building and after the workers were removed, firefighters were pulled out.
Another fell with the floor from the second floor to the first and walked away, while one worker was in an elevator and was shielded from flying debris, according to sources.
“We deployed our robot dog into the building they were able to give us a video inside and then we’re able to fly drones inside to conduct an assessment and conduct searches,” FDNY Chief of Operations John Esposito said.
Officials evacuated the Pace University building that is next to the garage that collapsed.
The school announced classes will be remote on Wednesday to ensure the safety of faculty and students. One university building remains closed.
Eyewitness News Reporter Janice Yu spoke to one Pace student who recalls seeing the garage’s concrete floors fall on top of each other one after another, all the way to the basement.
First responders on scene said the building is completely unstable, and FDNY will not send anyone else in until the building is shored up.
Crews are trying to determine what businesses and city agencies use the garage and make sure all employees and staff are accounted for.
New York City Department of Buildings records show there is one open hazardous violation from 2003 for cracks in the concrete.
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