Investigation uncovers inspection failure in Bronx building collapse
TL;DR
The New York City Department of Buildings has stated that the engineer who inspected the Bronx building that partially collapsed made a grave error in their report, which likely led to the collapse. The building had over 100 open violations at the time, and the city is suspending the engineer's certificate for facade inspections and seeking to suspend their engineering license with the state.
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