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'Buckling' beams inside NYC high-rise trigger mass evacuations

  • A New York City high-rise — the former Pfizer headquarters — was evacuated during renovation after multiple "buckling" beams were discovered.
  • Occupants and workers were cleared as a safety precaution while emergency crews and structural engineers inspected the building.
  • NBC News' Tom Winter reports investigators are probing possible causes, including renovation-related stress or preexisting structural problems.
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