One person has died and five more were injured.yes when a four-story car park collapsed in Lower Manhattan for unknown reasons, New York firefighters reported. The parking garage, built in 1957, is a four-story structure that stands above ground (as is customary in New York, with no underground levels) and is located on Ann Street, next to the private PACE University.

Around 4 p.m. local time, all four floors collapsed. for unknown reasons and the vehicles were piled up one on top of the other, according to what could be seen in spontaneously recorded video images. The chief of operations of the New York fire department, John Esposito, explained that his men found six people inside: one dead and five injured who are in “stable” condition“.

The firefighters who participated in the first rescue tasks had to leave the building for fear that the structural damage would cause another collapse of the remains; Agents continued searches with robot dogs and drones to avoid endangering your staff.

The parking lot was used, for example, by officers from the Sheriff’s Office, but none of them were affected, according to the first count. The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at 57 Ann Street between Nassau Street and William Street in Lower Manhattan. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been informed about the collapse and has gone to the site to inspect the damage, his spokeswoman said on Twitter.