BUSINESSJul 7 · 19:35 UTCSCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Why are the steel beams inside a Manhattan skyscraper buckling? Experts explain

Steel support columns in the Midtown building may be buckling due to potential overloading. The building is being converted from offices into apartments.

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