Photos: Building Collapse in Midtown Manhattan, One Dead

An eight-story building in New York City collapsed on Friday, killing at least one person.

Some kind of horrible construction accident by our office on 38th in Midtown. Street closed. pic.twitter.com/k837zogQ2i

— Ray Hennessey (@Hennesseyedit) October 30, 2015

Even more emergency folks arriving on 38th. pic.twitter.com/7S0oSzxjgK

— Ray Hennessey (@Hennesseyedit) October 30, 2015

Ladders up pic.twitter.com/N6fTNoSIBz

— Ray Hennessey (@Hennesseyedit) October 30, 2015

The building is located at 25 W. 38th St., between Fifth and Sixth Aves., in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The collapse happened at 10:30AM.

3 stretchers is never a good sign pic.twitter.com/9C75qzwOU6

— Ray Hennessey (@Hennesseyedit) October 30, 2015

One worker killed after partial building collapse at midtown construction site. @Hennesseyedit @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/iGQ1XU5BZ1

— jim hoffer (@NYCinvestigates) October 30, 2015

You can see the roof collapse and the firefighter in the adjacent building here. pic.twitter.com/bsL6cAJSWZ

— Ray Hennessey (@Hennesseyedit) October 30, 2015

A construction crew was working on the building at the time.

BREAKING: Follow updates on the building collapse in Manhattan at this link: https://t.co/HQO9SdjMpR pic.twitter.com/wHCFOLnouz

— Fox5NY (@fox5ny) October 30, 2015

Building collapse in midtown Manhattan pic.twitter.com/uGNPFFkgTs

— Edgardo Forti Jr (@Bankai179) October 30, 2015

@ny1desk Fire officials inspecting building plans to get inside the building on 38th st in Manhattan pic.twitter.com/QSBV69L28A

— BGG Knits (@BGGKnits) October 30, 2015

The city granted permission for a contractor to demolish the building, but reports indicate “there were no recent work violations.” The contract for demolishing the building, Sky News reports, calls for it to be replaced by a new 27-story hotel called the Aloft New York Midtown Hotel.

Photos from scene of midtown building accident. pic.twitter.com/lDf7J8FhZv

— Just your friendly neighborhood transit reporter (@s_nessen) October 30, 2015

Being held in my office on 38th St. btwn 5th & 6th after building collapse #NYC pic.twitter.com/PW76JPbdV7

— GiAnna Wyatt (@GiAnna_Wyatt) October 30, 2015

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