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Wall Collapse Forces Building Evacuation
NY1 News 8/27/09
A four-story building in Manhattan was evacuated Thursday after an outer wall collapsed.
Department of Buildings officials said the building on East 32nd Street in Kips Bay was in no danger of immediate collapse, although repairs to the wall will need to be made.
The building houses a pizzeria and three floors of apartments.
"I was walking around the corners and I heard a boom. Then I looked over and there was an air conditioning [unit] and I thought somebody might be moving their A/C, but then there was a real screechy sound with brick and stuff," said witness Geoffrey Carlin.
"There was a partial collapse of the parapet wall. We came out to investigate, we found structural problems with the entire building," said John Bley of the FDNY.
"It's going to crush us. We have bills to pay. The bills didn't stop, they didn't shut off our bills," said Joseph Calcagno, the owner of the evacuated pizzeria. "They just shut down our revenue income, they didn't shut down our bills."
As of Thursday night, it was not known when people will be allowed back inside.
http://www.thebravest.com/FDNYNewsArchive/09/0809/27i.htm
NY1 News 8/27/09
A four-story building in Manhattan was evacuated Thursday after an outer wall collapsed.
Department of Buildings officials said the building on East 32nd Street in Kips Bay was in no danger of immediate collapse, although repairs to the wall will need to be made.
The building houses a pizzeria and three floors of apartments.
"I was walking around the corners and I heard a boom. Then I looked over and there was an air conditioning [unit] and I thought somebody might be moving their A/C, but then there was a real screechy sound with brick and stuff," said witness Geoffrey Carlin.
"There was a partial collapse of the parapet wall. We came out to investigate, we found structural problems with the entire building," said John Bley of the FDNY.
"It's going to crush us. We have bills to pay. The bills didn't stop, they didn't shut off our bills," said Joseph Calcagno, the owner of the evacuated pizzeria. "They just shut down our revenue income, they didn't shut down our bills."
As of Thursday night, it was not known when people will be allowed back inside.
http://www.thebravest.com/FDNYNewsArchive/09/0809/27i.htm