00:00Around 8 a.m. this morning, FDNY received reports of a structural issue at an active construction site on East
00:0642nd Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
00:10This is an existing 37-story building with active permits to convert it from a commercial office building to a
00:17residential building.
00:19Two structural columns have buckled in addition to multiple cracks and sagging floors.
00:24The building remains unstable. Since arriving on scene, we have witnessed additional movement in one of the compromised columns.
00:32First responders and structural engineers are working closely with the project engineer to develop plans to shore up the impacted
00:40floor.
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