A three-story building under construction in Hell’s Kitchen partially collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. The FDNY said that the call came in at 2:37 PM.
MANHATTAN | W57 ST & 11TH AVE | *BUILDING COLLAPSE | REPORT OF PPL PINNED, BUILDING UNDER DEMOLITION, NYPD K-9 ENROUTE
— One Police Plaza (@1PolicePlaza) February 25, 2015
As of 3PM, the FDNY was not able to confirm any fatalities or injuries at the site, located at 642 West 57th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues. It’s “still an active scene,” said an FDNY spokesperson.
Update: ABC reports that one worker suffered non-life threatening injuries, but everyone else has been accounted for.”
(Photos: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork)
