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Apartment building turns to rubble

Kathimerini

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July 1, 2026

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Apartment building turns to rubble

Fire Service rescuers search through the rubble of a four-story apartment building that collapsed in the downtown Athens district of Petralona on Tuesday.

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Associated Press

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· Jul 7, 2026

New York building is unstable after bricks fall and columns buckle

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 said Tuesday. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

TASS

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· Jun 25, 2026

Ten Ukrainian attacks on localities in DPR registered over past day

Two house buildings and two civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged

Fark

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· Jul 9, 2026

Unstable NYC skyscraper to be partially demolished, one way or another [Followup]

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KTLA 5

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· Jul 8, 2026

Midtown Manhattan skyscraper stabilized after collapse scare

A 1970s-era skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, undergoing conversion to apartments, was stabilized after buckling columns on the 21st floor raised fears of a partial collapse. Evacuation orders have been lifted, and no injuries were reported. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

The Real Deal

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· Jul 11, 2026

Pfizer building scare tests office-to-resi thesis 

For an industry betting that obsolete office towers can help solve the housing shortage, this week’s scare at the former Pfizer headquarters could be a snag. Work stopped at the Midtown Manhattan tower on Tuesday after two steel columns failed during construction, prompting evacuations of the site and neighboring properties. The project, led by Nathan Berman’s MetroLoft and David Werner, is slated to deliver roughly 1,600 apartments, making it one of the city’s most closely watched office conversion projects. Work was quickly launched to shore up and stabilize the building. Nobody was injured in the incident and Berman anticipates a []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

BNO News

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· Jul 2, 2026

9-story building partially collapses in Kyiv during Russian attack

A 9-story apartment building has partially collapsed in Kyiv, trapping people inside, as Russia carries out one of its heaviest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, according to Ukrainian officials. The collapse was reported early Wednesday, where emergency crews are heading to the scene, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The number of [] The post 9-story building partially collapses in Kyiv during Russian attack appeared first on BNO News.

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Related coverage for "Apartment building turns to rubble": Associated Press — New York building is unstable after bricks fall and columns buckle. TASS — Ten Ukrainian attacks on localities in DPR registered over past day. Fark — Unstable NYC skyscraper to be partially demolished, one way or another [Followup]. KTLA 5 — Midtown Manhattan skyscraper stabilized after collapse scare. The Real Deal — Pfizer building scare tests office-to-resi thesis . BNO News — 9-story building partially collapses in Kyiv during Russian attack