AP
One person died when a parking garage partially collapsed Tuesday in Lower Manhattan's Financial District, Mayor Eric Adams said. Five people were injured.
The three-story building collapsed around 4 p.m. a few blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge. It is about half a mile (0.8 km) from the New York Stock Exchange.
A bystander's video showed cars hanging precariously from a crooked top floor of the three-story building, a few blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge, and about half a mile (0.8 km) from the New York Stock Exchange.
“It felt like an earthquake,” said Liam Gaeta, a student at nearby Pace University. He said he heard “a loud noise and a loud bang, and then we were all evacuated.”.
Other Pace students described hearing screams and seeing cars falling into the building, which collapsed around 4 p.m.
This photo provided by Charlie Franklin shows a partially collapsed parking garage in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in New York. (AP)
The Fire Department said there were reports of people trapped and that searches were underway to ensure everyone was accounted for. At one point, firefighters were withdrawn due to concerns about the building's stability, the department said.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was en route to the scene, spokesman Fabien Levy said. He described the incident as a partial collapse.
