On Thursday evening, November 9, in a six-story building in the Upper East side was discovered a «large crack«.
The residents had to leave their apartments in connection with the evacuation of the building. As reported in the FDNY, a huge crack stretched from the second floor to the roof.
The emergency management office new York reported that the probability that the building may collapse, is extremely small, but still unsafe to be inside.
The evacuated building is located on the corner of East 96th Street and Second Avenue. According to CBS, strengthening the home will begin next week.
The staff of the Department for improvement of buildings (DOB) new York city came to the aid of the fire Department. At the moment the representatives of the DOB «to inspect the stability of the structure».
Fire Department stated that for at least 24 hours tenants will not be allowed to return to their apartments. But some residents who live near the places of formation of cracks will not be able to enter your apartment for another couple of weeks.
#FDNY units have evacuated 300 E 96 St MN due to crack on exterior load-bearing wall. There are no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/dCZXROi8m7
— FDNY (@FDNY) November 9, 2017
