Hamilton Heights partial apartment collapse causes 2 serious injuries

The apartment collapse injury attorneys at Denena & Points note a serious structural collapse accident in New York City this week. On Tuesday afternoon around 5:30 p.m., part of a second floor apartment collapsed in a 7-story building on W. 151st Street in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Harlem in Manhattan. The partial collapse of the second floor apartment seriously injured two people. The two victims remain hospitalized for their injuries in stable condition.

 

New York City police and firefighters closed streets in the area for safety as Department of Buildings inspectors checked the rest of the 7-story building for stability and safety. The inspectors were looking at the other apartments to determine if they posed dangers of further apartment collapses.

Thorough Accident Investigation and Inspection are Vital after a Building Collapse

Thorough investigations and inspections following such partial collapses are a critical tool in ensuring building safety. Determining the cause(s) of a structural collapse and how the collapse might have been prevented can help prevent other collapses and serious injuries in the future. Every piece of information the accident investigators and building inspectors can gather counts.

Our apartment collapse injury attorneys point out that every year dozens of people are injured and some die in partial collapses of structures at home. Balconies, decks, stairs, and apartment ceilings and floors have all grabbed headlines when they suddenly collapsed either completely or in part and injured, maimed, or killed residents and guests.

Large numbers of these structural collapse accidents and injuries might have been prevented. Better construction practices, materials, and maintenance are some of the ways such residential collapses and their resulting injuries and fatalities might have been prevented. By thoroughly investigating the cause(s) of building collapses and by learning from those that occur, we can move closer to the ultimate goal of preventing structural collapse-related injuries and fatalities.

Apartment Collapse Injury Attorneys: Free Legal Consultations

If you or a family member has been seriously injured in a structural collapse accident, you should contact the apartment collapse injury attorneys at Denena & Points to schedule a free legal consultation. Our Board Certified personal injuries lawyers are among the nation’s few attorneys to have practical, hands-on experience successfully representing clients in injury and wrongful death cases related to structural collapses.

Call or contact us online for your free case evaluation consultation and learn how we could help you make a full financial recovery for the needless harm you suffered as the result of a building collapse accident.