Manhattan +Synagogue Structure Collapse+ FD calling a 10-60 -major emergency response- in regards to a roof that collapsed of the 4 story 25×60 building on the Lower East Side at 87 Rivington Street near Orchard Street and a secondary collapse to the adjacent vacant synagogue under renovation – The First Romanian Shuel – a 3 story 75×100 building, where the heavy truss roof collapsed, FD switching to exterior operation only, NYPD of the 7th Pct are calling for a level one mobilization, ESU, DOB, OEM, and all special units are all on the scene.
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U/D: 16:49
FD calling for a 2nd alarm, and requesting Con-Ed with additional units, also the Collapse TF is on the scene.
U/D: 17:34
FD and OEM for extended operation, Car-5 reporting they have the surrounding bldgs evacuated with 100 displaced onto MTA buses as shelter, ESU with tower lights to light up the street, incident is now P/W/H.
now the professional pics are up
The synagogue, built in 1888, had been undergoing renovations.
the pics of this are in.
you gotta go to the favorites on my flickr account, the pictures are from a distance by an amateur photographer and it doesn’t show the a actual collapse which happend on the roof, we will upload better pics if we get any
about 40 apartments evacuated, 80 civilians displaced
4 building around the synagogue is being evacuated, OEM is providing shelter for the evacuees for now in a “city bus”
Shaarey Shamoyim Synagogue is better known as the First Roumanian-American Congregation
i uploaded a pic of the shul
fdny fulled all their personnel out, they also have a helicopter working this job, not sure how that help for collapse, but as always i dont understand everything
hatzolah is also staging now