Authorities in New York City evacuated a street block on Tuesday, after an under-construction high-rise became unstable with buckling columns and sagging floors.
Officials said they feared that the Midtown Manhattan building could collapse.
Located near the iconic Grand Central Station, the 1970s-era office building is currently under renovation, being converted to luxury apartments.
"Two structural columns have buckled, in addition to multiple cracks and sagging floors. The building remains unstable. Since arriving on scene, we have witnessed additional movement in one of the compromised columns," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
"This is an extremely serious situation," Mamdani added, saying there had been no injuries at the scene, and that every worker has been accounted for.NYC Mayor Zohran was at the scene where he described an 'extremely serious' situationImage: Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo/picture alliance
