Multi-storey car park collapsed in downtown New York

Everything happened suddenly, and the reasons for the collapse of a building with a five-level parking in Manhattan are still unknown. There are casualties, one person died.

Yesterday, April 18, in New York, a multi-level parking building collapsed, which was located on Ann Street, 57 near the private University of Paisley, City Hall and the city hospital.

Eyewitnesses claim that they heard a sound similar to an explosion before the collapse, but there is no official confirmation of this yet.

As a result of the tragedy, one person died, the media also report six victims. However, their number may increase, because. the rubble has not been cleared yet.

Emergency response services said that due to the instability of the structure of the building, which could collapse at any moment, special robots are used to search for possible victims under the rubble. Rescuers do not risk going under the rubble.