Building collapses in Manhattan. Searchers looking for survivors

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NEW YORK - A five-story building collapsed at a lower Manhattan construction site on Thursday, but fire officials said it appeared no one was inside.

Emergency crews with a dog were sifting through the building's rubble and were going through a neighboring building as a precaution.

Lewis Largent, who lives directly across the street, was looking out the window at 6:15 a.m. when "the bricks started trickling off the top corner. I was thinking was it raining or something. Then within 10 seconds it just all came down like a wave or an avalanche."

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[ffemt8978]

Thread title edited since there was no mention of that substance in the article you quoted.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

C'mon. Can't they keep stuff standing in that city?:unsure: Glad no one was inside.

 

[Shishkabob]

bricks started trickling off the top corner. I was thinking was it raining or something.

How do you confuse falling bricks for rain?

 

[firecoins]

Most buildings in NY are standing without problems. This was a constuction zone like most NY builidng collapses. NY has a construction zone safety problem due to a lack of space and corrupt building inspectors.