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‘Buckling' beams at New York City high-rise under construction trigger evacuations

‘Buckling' beams at New York City high-rise under construction trigger evacuations
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Two structural support beams on the 21st floor of a 37-story under-construction building in Manhattan started buckling Tuesday morning, triggering a mass evacuation, street closures and a large emergency response, officials say. The FDNY said it got a call around 8 a.m. about bricks falling fr...

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