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Manhattan Flatiron Building Collapse - 22 West 24th Street

October 28, 2007

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At 8pm last night the building at 22 West 24th street in the Flatiron district of Manhattan collapsed. Luckily, nobody was hurt. Lot’s of coverage from NBC, The New York Times and the Gothamist.

According to the New York Times:

On Oct. 15, the Fire Department requested that the city Department of Buildings check the structure’s stability. The Department of Buildings issued a violation to the building’s owner for failing to maintain the exterior, and as a precaution, submitted a partial vacate order for an adjoining parking lot, officials said.

In 2003, there was a major fire in the building. I wonder if the fire and lack of follow up building maintenance attributed to the collapse.

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