A parking garage in Lower Manhattan collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after markets closed, killing one person and injuring five others, the FDNY reported.

Images posted on Twitter show the twisted remains of steel and concrete as a result of the collapse of the second floor of the four-story parking garage at 57 Ann Street. Although the building is still standing, the entire structure is at risk of collapsing.

Collapse of garage in financial district in downtown New York. 🙏 Praying for the garage workers to pull it off. pic.twitter.com/5CyBa1VcfB

— Erasme Guerra (@erasmoguerra) April 18, 2023

There is video footage of the interior of the building during the collapse.

🚨#UPDATE: The incident was captured on video from a vehicle parked inside the garage after there were reports of an explosion and collapse at a parking garage at Ann St and William St in Manhattan. Several people trapped were reportedly feared dead. Some buildings near the… pic.twitter.com/Y5G0n0FgKR

— RAWSALERTS (@rawsalerts) April 18, 2023

According to the FDNY, six workers were in the building during the collapse, and all have been located. Of the six, one individual died, four were hospitalized and are in stable condition, and the other worker refused medical attention.

FDNY officials provide update on parking garage collapse in Lower Manhattan https://t.co/nTinhAuMZy

— FDNY (@FDNY) April 18, 2023

The FDNY robot dog examined the incident area.

FDNY’s robot dog is a Dalmatian: it’s checking for parking collapse in lower Manhattan pic.twitter.com/OeHuAyvm9t

— LilEsBella 💅🏽 (@LilEsBella) April 18, 2023

The cause of the building’s collapse was not yet known.

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