An apartment is left exposed where a corner of the residential building collapsed in the Bronx borough of New York, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
APTOPIX Building Collapse Bronx
NEW YORK, NY First responders remain on the scene after the collapse of a six story apartment building in the Bronx.
It happened Monday afternoon around 4pm on Billingsley Terrace in the Morris Heights section. Emergency officials say they’ll keep searching for any victims who may be trapped under the rubble. Firefighters are using search dogs, and drones in their search. The building has been undergoing repairs—however its not clear if any of the repair work may have caused the building to collapse.
Buildings Commissioner James Oddo says there were multiple violations against the building, however they weren’t structural.
