NYC garage collapse survivor feared disaster would strike
Pierre Vancol, 50, told The Post Friday that he and his co-workers witnessed huge cracks at the 57 Ann St. parking garage, which toppled Tuesday, killing building manager Willis Moore.
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Pierre Vancol, 50, told The Post Friday that he and his co-workers witnessed huge cracks at the 57 Ann St. parking garage, which toppled Tuesday, killing building manager Willis Moore.
The building collapse at 57 Ann St. in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday has left one man, Willis Moore, dead and five others injured, causing the city to issue vacate orders to at least six nearby buildings and shore up a wall shared by the crumbling garage and a Pace University building.
Pierre Vancol was on the main floor when the building collapsed, and was able to escape with minor injuries. He says he and the staff feared something like this could happen.
New York City Fire Dept. preliminary probe also noted the age of the nearly century old structure, as Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg opens an investigation into the incident, which killed one person and injured several others
The Manhattan parking garage manager's body has still not been recovered from underneath the rubble.