Bronx Miracle - No Victims Found in Building Collapse

Cleanup at Building Collapse - No Victims 

Despite the fact that the entire corner of a seven-story building collapsed, the FDNY has reported finding no victims. -Photo by Benny Polatseck | Mayoral Photography Office

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

December 12, 2023 

BRONX - As Bronx families are left looking for housing following a partial building collapse, officials happily announced that the FDNY found no victims in the rubble. 

Firefighters worked throughout the night digging through the debris at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in search of potential victims. None were found. Only minor injuries were reported. 

At around 3:30 pm yesterday the corner wall of seven stories collapsed, revealing exposed apartments including beds, clothes and furniture.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other senior administration officials visit the scene of a partial collapse of a building in the Bronx and brief the media. 172 West Burnside Ave, Bronx, NY. December 11, 2023.  -Photo by Benny Polatseck | Mayoral Photography Office

 

“Miraculously, no one was severely injured at the partial building collapse at 1915 Billingsley Terrace. From looking at the scene and surveillance footage, it could have been so much worse,” FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said in a social media post.

-Photo by Benny Polatseck | Mayoral Photography Office

About 138 tenants in the building were left homeless. The Red Cross assisted families at the nearby elementary school and at Bronx Community College. 

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The city’s Housing Preservation and Development reported 103 open violations on the property dating back to 2019. The violations were for unsafe facade conditions. However, officials cautioned that none of the violations gave any indication of the potential for the spectacular collapse.