<p>Part of a seven-story building in the Bronx, New York suddenly collapsed on Monday afternoon (Dec 11) as firefighters were seen tunnelling through a huge pile of debris in search of possible victims.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The FDNY said there have been no reports of injuries thus far. As per the official, there's no confirmation on what caused the collapse.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Local reports said that the collapse happened around 3:30 pm (local time) on West Burnside Avenue and Phelan Place in Morris Heights.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>There are businesses on the first floor of the building, and the rest of the building is residential. The building was evacuated, initial reports suggest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Images and videos shared on social media showed people running for their lives as the building collapsed near them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As quoted by CBS News, OEM Commissioner Zach Iscol said that FDNY members were on the scene 1 minute, and 36 seconds after they received the call.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Watch the video here:&nbsp;</strong></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The FDNY is responding to a partial building collapse of a six-story apartment building at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in the Bronx. So far no injuries have been reported. <a href="https://t.co/9FhCSOwbSW">pic.twitter.com/9FhCSOwbSW</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEW YORK: BREAKING: Partial building collapse at 172 W Burnside Ave in the Bronx. Reports of people trapped. <a href="https://t.co/1ZYOTt8f3F">pic.twitter.com/1ZYOTt8f3F</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">All people have been evacuated from the partially collapsed building at 1915 Billingsley Terrace, Bronx. The building has 47 residential units and 6 businesses. Search for potential victims ongoing. <a href="https://t.co/UAq3CRnDrT">pic.twitter.com/UAq3CRnDrT</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Surveillance video shows the harrowing moments of the building collapse in the Bronx. We bring you the latest at 10p on <a href="https://twitter.com/fox5ny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@fox5ny</a> <a href="https://t.co/HetXWAzQXb">pic.twitter.com/HetXWAzQXb</a></p>
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<p>FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said: "We immediately vacated and evacuated the building and started to concentrate on the debris pile in front of the building&nbsp;to search for any victims."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We're tunnelling into that debris pile as safely as we can. Firefighters right now are in a dangerous position. We don't know what caused the corner of this building to collapse, and we don't know if any more of it is going to come down. But we're searching for life. That's the main objective at this time," the official added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As quoted, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said, "All of our specialised training and resources that we have for an incident like this have gone to work. We have our drone up, surveying the area, seeing if we can find additional information about potential patients and areas of potential instability."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We have our K9 unit here, helping us search for potential victims. And we have all of our specially trained firefighters, tactical units, collapse units, and our EMTs and rescue medics who are trained specifically to treat someone in a collapse," added Kavanagh as she provided details on what the firefighters were doing.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


Part of a seven-story building in the Bronx, New York suddenly collapsed on Monday afternoon (Dec 11) as firefighters were seen tunnelling through a huge pile of debris in search of possible victims.

Part of a seven-story building in the Bronx, New York suddenly collapsed on Monday afternoon (Dec 11) as firefighters were seen tunnelling through a huge pile of debris in search of possible victims. The FDNY said there have been no reports of injuries thus far. As per the official, there's no confirmation on what caused the collapse. Local reports said that the collapse happened around 3:30 pm (local time) on West Burnside Avenue and Phelan Place in Morris Heights. Also read: Kate Cox, a Texas woman, forced to leave state for emergency abortion There are businesses on the first floor of the building, and the rest of the building is residential. The building was evacuated, initial reports suggest. Images and videos shared on social media showed people running for their lives as the building collapsed near them. As quoted by CBS News, OEM Commissioner Zach Iscol said that FDNY members were on the scene 1 minute, and 36 seconds after they received the call. Watch the video here: The FDNY is responding to a partial building collapse of a six-story apartment building at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in the Bronx. So far no injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/9FhCSOwbSW — FDNY (@FDNY) December 11, 2023 × NEW YORK: BREAKING: Partial building collapse at 172 W Burnside Ave in the Bronx. Reports of people trapped. pic.twitter.com/1ZYOTt8f3F — TRACKER DEEP (@tracker_deep) December 11, 2023 × All people have been evacuated from the partially collapsed building at 1915 Billingsley Terrace, Bronx. The building has 47 residential units and 6 businesses. Search for potential victims ongoing. pic.twitter.com/UAq3CRnDrT — FDNY (@FDNY) December 11, 2023 × Surveillance video shows the harrowing moments of the building collapse in the Bronx. We bring you the latest at 10p on @fox5ny pic.twitter.com/HetXWAzQXb — Arthur Chi'en (@Arthur_Chien) December 12, 2023 × Also read: FBI director meets CBI chief amid US allegations against India over alleged Pannun 'murder plot' FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said: "We immediately vacated and evacuated the building and started to concentrate on the debris pile in front of the building to search for any victims." "We're tunnelling into that debris pile as safely as we can. Firefighters right now are in a dangerous position. We don't know what caused the corner of this building to collapse, and we don't know if any more of it is going to come down. But we're searching for life. That's the main objective at this time," the official added. As quoted, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said, "All of our specialised training and resources that we have for an incident like this have gone to work. We have our drone up, surveying the area, seeing if we can find additional information about potential patients and areas of potential instability." "We have our K9 unit here, helping us search for potential victims. And we have all of our specially trained firefighters, tactical units, collapse units, and our EMTs and rescue medics who are trained specifically to treat someone in a collapse," added Kavanagh as she provided details on what the firefighters were doing. (With inputs from agencies)

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New York: Part of residential building in the Bronx collapses, officials search for possible victims