Worker seriously hurt in NYC partial building collapse, fire officials say

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Worker seriously hurt in NYC partial building collapse, fire officials say

Emergency workers responded to a partial building collapse on the west side of Manhattan Wednesday.

A spokesman for the FDNY told Yahoo News that the three-story building, located on West 57th Street between 11th and 12th avenues, was under construction.

One construction worker was transported to the hospital with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, the spokesman said, as first responders continued to look for any other victims and assess the site.

Aerial photos of the scene showed scaffolding collapsed onto a school bus parked outside the structure.

It's unclear what caused the collapse. The NYPD spokesman said the department is investigating.

The scene of a partial building collapse in New York City on February 25, 2015. (Dan Linden via Twitter)
The scene of a partial building collapse in New York City on February 25, 2015. (Dan Linden via Twitter)