Midtown Manhattan buildings evacuated after beams found buckling at construction site: Police – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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Several Manhattan buildings were evacuated Tuesday morning after construction workers discovered the structure of an office building was compromised, officials said. Officials are "confident" in a plan to stabilize the building. Officials in New York City said Tuesday night they are confident emergency work that is now underway is helping to stabilize the situation after construction workers discovered buckling beams in a massive office building being converted into residential housing earlier in the day. The discovery Tuesday morning led to the evacuation of several Midtown Manhattan blocks and fears of a partial collapse. Speaking to reporters late Tuesday night, New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said crews were able to make it to the 21st floor to inspect the work that's been done and that there has been no movement in the building, located at 235 E.

42nd Street, for several hours. "I can say right now that the building is stable, it has not moved since we started monitoring earlier today and we feel confident in the emergency plan that we have now to make it stable," Tigani siad. Earlier Tuesday, the city established a frozen zone for several blocks surrounding the building following the 911 calls that were made around 8 a.m. after workers "observed structural support beams beginning to buckle," the NYPD said. That