[CNN] New York’s Department of Investigation launches inquiry into buckling

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📌 标题:New York’s Department of Investigation launches inquiry into buckling Manhattan high rise

📅 发布时间:Updated Jul 10, 2026, 9:55 PM ET

📝 英文原文:
The New York City Department of Investigation has opened an inquiry after a Manhattan high-rise’s columns buckled earlier this week, forcing workers to flee and officials to evacuate neighboring buildings and close down roads, a spokesperson for the department told CNN.The developer behind the skyscraper – theformer Pfizer headquartersbeing converted into apartments – previously told CNN that faulty column supports carrying too much weight were to blame, and the building has since been stabilized.The company was adding 18,000 square feet to 15 upper floors of the building,and the additional load caused two columns to bend, sagging the floors – some as much as 4 inches, Nathan Berman, founder and managing principal of MetroLoft, told CNN.While the developer said no part of the building,located on East 42nd Street, was ever at risk of collapsing, city officials on Tuesday described the building as unstable and established a formal “collapse zone” around it.CNN has reached out to MetroLoft for comment on the inquiry into the incident.Related articleCNNVisualizing the buckling at an NYC high-rise and how teams are working to stabilize1  min readThe columns bent “essentially from not having been properly reinforced or having been missed in the reinforcement process,” Berman said, noting they will determine the exact reason “in due time.”The buckled columns sit between the existing structure of the building and the new floors being constructed, city officials have said.A “full investigation” into the structural failure at the former Pfizer building will help determine how the failure happened, what led to it and how similar incidents can be avoided in the future, the New York City Department of Buildings previously said.The probe will include reviews of construction documents, interviews with witnesses and a review of any available video and photo evidence from the site, among other things.The department also noted earlier this week that it has required the building’s own

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🇨🇳 中文翻译:
纽约市调查局发言人告诉 CNN,本周早些时候,曼哈顿一栋高层建筑的柱子弯曲,迫使工人逃离,官员被迫疏散邻近建筑物并关闭道路,该部门对此展开了调查。摩天大楼背后的开发商——前辉瑞总部被改造成公寓——此前告诉 CNN,问题的罪魁祸首是支撑柱支撑过重,此后该大楼已经稳定下来。



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