Hundreds evacuated over fears Manhattan skyscraper may collapse

Emergency responders were called to 235 East 42nd Street just before 8 a.m. Tuesday after workers noticed structural support beams beginning to buckle on the 21st and 22nd floors.

A large New York City Fire Department response was underway in Midtown after two columns buckled and five floors caved in at a building under construction Tuesday morning.

The building on 235 East 42nd Street, formerly occupied by drug maker Pfizer, was evacuated on Tuesday morning.

Authorities evacuated nearby buildings, including the Israeli Consulate, after cracks and buckling beams were found in a Midtown tower.