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Americas · 51 mins ago
Jamaican Consulate in New York evacuated, closed after nearby building faces collapse risk
The Jamaican Consulate in New York was evacuated this morning after a building immediately across the street from its offices was deemed to be in imminent danger of collapse.The New York Fire Department ordered the evacuation.The consulate's offices will remain closed until the fire department issues the all-clear."The Consulate in New York wishes to advise that its offices are closed effective immediately and for the remainder of today due to a structural emergency affecting buildings in the Midtown East vicinity of East 42nd Street," it said in a statement today."Out of an abundance of caution, and while monitoring the response of city authorities to this ongoing situation, the Consulate General will remain closed until clearance is issued by the New York City Fire Department and Departm
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