Parking Deck Collapses in NYC, Multiple Injured
NEW YORK — According to multiple sources, a parking garage has at least partially collapsed in Lower Manhattan Tuesday, resulting in one person dead and at least five others injured.
The collapse happened at a parking garage that is located by Ann and William Streets near Pace University, roughly half a mile from the New York Stock Exchange.
Images surfacing on social media showed vehicles piled on top of each other after the roof collapsed. In another video posted to social media, dust could be seen rising from the parking garage with vehicles teetering on the edges of broken concrete.
Rescue crews were responding to the scene for reports of people being trapped inside but the FDNY was forced to pull its members out due to structural concerns.
New York City Council member Christopher Marte tweeted from the scene that there are a “few” people stuck in an elevator and in the building.
There was no immediate word on injuries. At least one person was removed from the scene on a stretcher, video showed.
New York Mayor Eric Adams has arrived at the scene and was being briefed by emergency crews, his office shared on Twitter.