Midtown Manhattan building unstable
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A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings are evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below,
NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - A high-rise building under construction in Manhattan was evacuated on Tuesday morning after two of its columns buckled, officials said. The Fire Department of New York said it received a call just before 8 a.
The 37-story Manhattan building was under construction when two support columns on the 21st floor buckled. Engineers are developing plans to reinforce the structure.
