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07-14-2005, 10:30 AM
NEW YORK - A building under construction in upper Manhattan partially collapsed Thursday, injuring at least four people, police and fire officials said.
At least 30 fire department units responded to the collapse shortly after 9 a.m., said Fire Department spokesman Charlie Markey.
Dozens of firefighters were desperately sifting through the rubble and collapsed scaffolding around the building looking for victims.
Four people were taken to St. Luke’s-Roosevelt hospital with undetermined injuries.
The building is at 100th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side.
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At least 30 fire department units responded to the collapse shortly after 9 a.m., said Fire Department spokesman Charlie Markey.
Dozens of firefighters were desperately sifting through the rubble and collapsed scaffolding around the building looking for victims.
Four people were taken to St. Luke’s-Roosevelt hospital with undetermined injuries.
The building is at 100th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8569306/