New York fire officials are responding to reports Tuesday of a former office building at risk of collapsing.
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The Fire Department of New York received a call shortly before 8 a.m. local time about falling bricks near 235 East 42nd Street in Manhattan, according to multiple outlets. The fire department said on social media that its officials are at the scene for a “major technical rescue response.”
People look up at the site of a building on 42nd Street which was reported to have structural issues in New York City on July 7, 2026. Photo by Jordan Tovin/ Reuters
The building, once the headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, is in the process of being converted to an apartment complex, The New York Times reported.
