Im going to pause to show you why this is so dangerous. Such a busy area in the south and market. It is 30 stories up. Also howard street, which you see right here, very busy, closed now from 1st to 2nd, shut down along with tehama. Lots of businesses in the area including the nasdaq building right there and you can also see the fremont street off ramp there. So just a tense situation there. And abc 7 News Reporter lillian kim is live at the scene. Reporter were at 2nd and howard street. Behind me is 33 tehama, the residential tower under construction that has an unstable concrete slab on top of the building. That slab is leaning outward. Its part of what was going to be the north wall of that floor. Its 2,000 pounds, as you mention. And if it falls, the Fire Department says it will likely damage the surrounding buildings, which is why this area has been evacuated. The area is full of office towers. So businesses had to cut short the work day. As to how this happened, the 911 call came
Danger of falling 30 stories. Youre looking at live pictures from downtown San Francisco. This is happening at 33 tehema south of market. The concrete slab weighs 30,000 pounds and it has come loose on the 30th floor of that building. As a precaution, several nearby buildings are being evacuated and a fall zone has been set below the site. Heres a live News Conference underway. The engineering specialist that is currently being flown in to assist us with this issue will be here soon. [ indiscernible ]. We just lost audio. Well try to get that reestablished. But firefighters in San Francisco are holding a News Conference detailing whats going on right there. Were going to try to reestablish our audio connection and as soon as we do, well get back to you with more with whats going on. But a fall zone is been established in the area around second and howard in San Francisco. Correct. And is heres a live view second and harrison. Second and harrison. This is just off the bay bridge approac
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