People evacuated new One Vanderbilt building in New York City after reports of shake
Terrified workers have fled a huge new Manhattan skyscraper after experiencing a huge “shock” going through the building.
One Vanderbilt, located just above Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan, was hit by a tremor Tuesday afternoon.
Tweeter Colin Ho, who says he works inside, said tremors were felt on at least three floors of the 90-story tower, which opened in September 2020.
Colin wrote: ‘@one_vanderbilt a huge “shock” just went through the building. felt on the 14th, 51st and 60th floors. what it was??? it felt like a huge sine (sic) wave going through the building. someone else feels it
Manhattan’s One Vanderbilt skyscraper reportedly shook Tuesday afternoon, prompting several workers to evacuate
Tweeter Colin Ho was among those who claimed to have felt the building shake and voluntarily evacuated as a result
“My team and I were evacuated. strange that I haven’t seen any other tweets or news about it yet. I’m never the first in these things!’
Another tweeter named Bridgette Devine shared an even horrifying version of events:
She tweeted: “I was working at #onevanderbilt today and it felt like the floor dropped 5 feet and kept bouncing. This is reported by evacuees on Madison Avenue and multiple (sic) floors. 13, 33 and 60. So far they say they are investigating and there is “no cause for concern”. It’s very scary.’
Those who evacuated were said to have gathered in nearby Bryant Park, although there was no word of any mandatory evacuation of the tower.
Others responded to apparently corroborate Colin’s version of events. A tweeter called Hidden Aegis said: ‘He was on a video conference with some colleagues. They could feel the floor shaking and now evacuate.
And a third tweeter named Pana said a friend texted them about the same thing.
No injuries or damage were reported and it is unclear what may have caused the tremors.
One Vanderbilt is considered one of Manhattan’s brightest new skyscrapers and has a three-story Summit observation deck spanning the top three floors.
Her clients include several blue-chip banking, law and technology firms.
New Yorkers have been concerned about unexplained incidents in tall buildings since the 9/11 attacks, when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed by two Boeing 767s piloted by Islamist terrorists.
