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   New York City suspended an engineer’s inspection authority after   
   determining that a fundamental error may have led to the partial   
   collapse of a Bronx apartment building this week.   
      
   The state-licensed engineer made a “catastrophic” mistake by   
   labeling a load-bearing column as a decorative part of the structure   
   in June in plans filed with the Department of Buildings, Mayor Eric   
   Adams said in a statement.   
      
   Adams and Buildings Commissioner Jimmy Oddo said that they suspended   
   the engineer’s authority to inspect buildings’ exterior walls and   
   were looking to revoke the authority permanently.   
      
   “When those who are entrusted to keep us safe cut corners and make   
   catastrophic mistakes, we’re going to take swift action and hold   
   them accountable,” Hizzoner said   
      
   “Our initial investigation into this collapse has made clear that   
   the engineer involved has no business assessing the exterior walls   
   of buildings in New York City, and we’re taking action to suspend   
   his ability to do so,” he added.   
      
   City officials said that the engineer had recently filed 368   
   inspection reports and that it was reviewing all of them.   
      
   “As part of the investigation, we are reviewing all of his filings   
   in New York City — a total of 368 Façade Inspection and Safety   
   Program filings in the most recent cycle — and will continue that   
   process until it is complete,” Oddo said.   
      
   The Buildings Department will also re-inspect the 40 other   
   properties the landlord owns to confirm they are safe.   
      
   The city said its investigation into the sudden partial collapse on   
   Monday of the seven-story Morris Heights apartment building is   
   ongoing, but that it found that the inspector had instructed   
   contractors doing work on the property to remove bricks on the   
   support beam, but not to install temporary supports first.   
      
   The collapse could have easily turned deadly, with video footage   
   showing people running from the intersection as building debris   
   rained down into the street.   
      
   As it was, more than 40 families who lived in the building lost   
   their homes, with many residents evacuated to a nearby school.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2023/12/16/metro/engineer-suspended-over-   
   catastrophic-error-at-collapsed-nyc-building/   
      
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