FDNY: 2 Houses Under Construction Partially Collapse In Far Rockaway, Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Two homes under construction partially collapsed Tuesday morning in Queens, according to fire officials.
The FDNY said on Twitter that firefighters responded to the scene at 704 Jarvis Avenue in Far Rockaway. It said all searches of the homes were negative.
QNS ALL HANDS 704 JARVIS AVE, PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF TWO HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ALL SEARCHES NEGATIVE, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) March 14, 2017
It's unclear what caused the houses to collapse, which happened as a late-winter storm slammed the region on Tuesday.