Video shows support columns bent in a skyscraper in New York The Consulate General of Brazil in New York, in the United States, reported this Tuesday (7) that it was evacuated and temporarily closed after authorities closed the region due to the risk of collapse of a neighboring building that is being renovated on the island of Manhattan. ? Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp In a note, the consulate informed that the reopening of the building and the resumption of services will be announced as soon as conditions exist. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning, when the columns of a skyscraper under renovation began to give way during rush hour. Firefighters, police and emergency teams isolated a block in the region as a precaution. Building in New York is closed after column bends Jordan Tovin / Reuters According to authorities, two support columns buckled between the 21st and 22nd floors of the 37-story commercial building. The building is on 42nd Street. The Fire Department reported that part of the structure gave way between the 21st and 26th floors, causing some floors to sink. The pressure on the structure also caused some bricks to detach, increasing the risk of further collapses. All workers left the building safely before the situation worsened. Nobody was injured. The building that is at risk of collapsing previously housed a Pfizer office and is being converted into residential apartments. Police closed off vehicle and pedestrian traffic on a section of the road while engineers analyzed the stability of the construction and investigated what caused the structural failure. READ MORE: Shooting leaves 8 injured at 4th of July party in New York A skyscraper construction, which, according to the New York Fire Department, remains at risk of collapsing after two of its support columns gave way, is seen in a still image of a video in the Manhattan neighborhood FDNY/Handout via REUTERS