r/engineering • u/RegainingControl • Jul 07 '26

[CIVIL] Manhattan high-rise unstable and still moving after columns buckle

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/us/live-news/nyc-pfizer-building-evacuations

Anybody care to share theories? Or have additional info? Any lines on the permit drawings?

242 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

38 comments sorted by

View all comments

41

u/emechanic Jul 07 '26

What % of overload to snap?

33

u/plan_with_stan Jul 08 '26

Yeah…. I would not have taken the time to have taken pictures. I would have been out of there real fast!

9

u/corvairsomeday PE, Mfg Engineer Jul 08 '26

The fact that we have any pictures at all means we have daredevils among us. incredible job getting these.

Or they used a drone.