Emergency services evacuated a Manhattan street block Tuesday morning after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work, according to firefighters. The Israeli consulate, located in the building, was evacuated as a precaution. No injuries have been reported.
The Israeli consulate in New York was evacuated Tuesday morning local time (Tuesday evening Jerusalem) after structural columns buckled inside the skyscraper during construction work, according to firefighters. No injuries were reported. The development follows an initial alert earlier Tuesday evening Jerusalem time that raised fears of a possible tower collapse, with the cause now identified as a column failure.
The Zioneer first reported the evacuation at 19:01 Jerusalem on Tuesday, initially citing concerns of a building collapse. By 19:06 Jerusalem, firefighters confirmed the column buckling and absence of injuries. Separately, The Zioneer reported at 18:06 Jerusalem on Tuesday on a partial building front collapse in Manhattan on Monday, also during construction, with no injuries. That incident also prompted an investigation.
These incidents add to a series of construction-related safety events reported by The Zioneer in recent weeks, including a suspected ceiling collapse in Haifa on June 29 and a building fire in Jerusalem on June 19. While the New York incidents are separate, they underscore broader concerns about construction safety in dense urban areas.
The cause of the column buckling and the full extent of structural damage remain under investigation. The timeline for the consulate's reopening has not been confirmed.
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