One person was killed and five others were injured in a parking garage collapse in lower Manhattan, as per a New York City official familiar with the situation, CNN reported.
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It wasn t immediately clear what caused the collapse. City Buildings Department records show the three-story structure has been a garage at least since the 1920s, and there are no recent permits for construction
The three-story building fell around 4 p.m., a few blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge and less than a kilometre from the New York Stock Exchange.