NYC deadly parking garage collapse: Building had 4 active violations, cause of 'pancaked' structure unclear

The New York City street where a parking garage collapsed, killing one person and resulting in five others pulled from the structure, remained closed a day later Wednesday, as investigators have yet to disclose the suspected cause behind the building reportedly with four active violations suddenly caving in by Lower Manhattan's Financial District.

At a press conference Tuesday, NYC Department of Buildings Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik described how drone footage showed how the four-story building on Ann Street, between Nassau Street and William Street, "all the way pancaked, collapsed all the way to the cellar floor." ---More...