Mar 4, 2008 6:37 pm US/Eastern
Service Restored On Metro-North After Collapse
Partial Building Collapse Caused Rail Suspensions
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New York City Buildings Department spokeswoman Kate Lindquist says two of the building's walls and several interior floors partially collapsed.
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Service has been restored on the Metro-North Railroad after a vacant 5-story building in East Harlem partially collapsed, causing officials to suspend all trains.
Passengers should expect delays of up to 90 minutes with extremely crowded conditions. Trains are only traveling about 10 mph.
The collapse occurred at 102 E. 124th St. which was also near a set of railroad tracks. Metro-North service going into or out of Grand Central was completely suspended due to the collapse.
The façade of the building partially collapsed around noon on Tuesday, slowing down train traffic to 5 mph from Grand Central to 125th Street in Manhattan. Just after 3 p.m. however, a secondary collapse occurred, completely stopping Metro-North service and causing headaches for all other train lines operating in and around East Harlem.
Because the building was unoccupied due to reconstruction, no one was inside at the time of the collapse. FDNY officials arrived at the scene working frantically to secure the area and assure that the rest of the building doesn't collapse.
No injuries have been reported.
New York City Buildings Department spokeswoman Kate Lindquist says two of the building's walls and several interior floors partially collapsed. Buildings inspectors and forensic engineers are on the scene.
CBS 2's Lou Young was quickly on the scene gauging the damage and speaking with witnesses.
One young man said the sound was the "loudest" he had ever heard, describing what he heard like a "barrage of gun shots."
Please stay with CBS 2 and wcbstv.com for the latest on this developing story.
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