A portion of the six-storey building collapsed, injuring two civilians

A part A six-storey building Located in New York collapsed This Monday and after several hours of operation, the city fire department said No one was hurt in the rubbleIt also confirmed that two civilians were injured during the evacuation.

“The initial call came in at 3:38pm and units arrived by 1:30pm. The FDNY evacuated the building, but remains Concern that people are there trapped under a pile of rubble,” admitted New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanaugh, who approached the collapsed structure in the Bronx.

In that direction, Kavanagh added on social network X: “We hope and pray that everyone has escaped, but until we know for sure, our @fdny members will continue their search.”

As officially stated, the building, specifically located at 1915 Billingsley Terrace, has 47 residential units and 6 businesses. “We have not confirmed any deaths At this time,” said New York Mayor Eric Adams.

“It is being carried out An inquiry into how it happened This and information will be shared as soon as we get it,” the official added.

And he concluded: “We are doing everything we can to ensure everyone in the building is safe and receives the care they need, including reintegration efforts and accommodation for people in need with the Office of Emergency Management. City of York and the Red Cross.”

At that address, the New York City Office of Emergency Management opened a “reception center in the Bronx for anyone affected by the recent area building collapse.”

Thanking first responders for their “incredible speed in taking action to protect this community,” Adams suggested Avoid areas affected by landslides So rescuers can “continue to search the site for victims.”

According to local media, the search operations included a real dog and a robot that scoured the rubble and twisted metal in search of victims. In addition, he pointed out that firefighters used circular saws to cut down the collapsed scaffolding and used an excavator to remove the remains of the building.

“We’re tunneling through that pile of rubble as safely as possible. The firefighters are now in critical condition. It is not known what caused the corner of this building to collapse.. “We don’t know if any of it is going to collapse,” worried Fire Chief John Hodgens.

In addition to the collapsed building, surrounding buildings were checked, where no casualties were recorded.

At the end of the “hour-long” operation, the fire department officially announced that “partial collapse victims were searched” and “a large pile of debris up to 12 feet high in some places was examined.” ,” but “they are missing victims.” In parallel, he confirmed “Two civilians sustained minor injuries during the evacuation“.

“Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in the partial collapse. Looking at the scene and surveillance footage, “It could have been a lot worse.”Commissioner Kavanagh wrote on social media.

In reports collected through the website ABC7 In New York City, Department of Buildings Commissioner James Oddo said the building’s owner submitted a report in March 2021 that found seven violations, including “unsafe facade conditions.”

“I want to be clear: unsafe conditions are not the same as the facade of an unsafe building,” Oddo told a press conference, assuring the irregularities were “not structural.”