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The FDNY's robotic dog was instrumental in assisting first responders at the parking garage collapse on Ann Street in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday.
The building on Ann Street "pancaked, collapsed, all the way to the cellar floor," the acting head of New York's buildings department, Kazimir Vilenchik, told a press conference at the scene. Its exterior remained standing, but officials said they feared further collapse.
>> ashley: at least one person is dead and five others are injured aftera parking garage collapsed in new york city. the upper level of the three-story building started to crumble yesterday afternoon, sending parked cars crashing down. new york fire chief john espizito, says the department used a robot dog and drones to search the rubble. they do not believe anyone is inside, but are continuing to efrp is. initial findings suggest the weight from the number of vehicles parked on the roof combined with the age of the building likely caused the collapse. scary stuff. jack teixeira, the internati...
Residents were forced to leave their apartment building next door. they are stunned. >> felt the rumble under us. >> they were doing construction heavy duty this, mo, but i wasn't paying that much attention to it. >> we were up on the neighbor's roof and saw it collapsed and saw cars sticking through from the second floor to the first floor. >> first responders rescuing six garage workers, investigators do not believe anyone is in there at this time. they used a robot dog and drones to conduct the site. even the digi-dog couldn't access the area. the garage had multiple open building violation...
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