Engineers stabilize NYC skyscraper, some evacuation orders lifted

NYC high-rise building unstable after columns buckle

Workers began making emergency repairs to stabilize a Manhattan high-rise Tuesday evening after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

NYC 'Evacuations Underway', 'unstable Midtown Building'

City officials ordered evacuations at multiple buildings Monday after structural damage was discovered at a Midtown high-rise undergoing a residential conversion.

Midtown Manhattan Buildings Evacuated After Collapse Warning

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New York City races to secure unstable skyscraper after columns buckle, floors sag

Workers have started making emergency repairs to stabilise a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site. The scene unfolded throughout Tuesday after the precarious conditions were spotted in the morning at the 1970s-era building, which is being converted into luxury flats. Construction workers at the site and people in nearby buildings – including a school, diplomatic offices and several hotels – in the busy...

Workers rush to stabilize New York City highrise that officials fear could collapse

Workers began making emergency repairs to stabilize a Manhattan high-rise Tuesday evening after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site.