‘An inspection could have saved lives’: race to check buildings after New York garage collapse

One person was killed and five injured in the disaster, and 61 other parking structures are immediately hazardous'

Last Tuesday, a nearly 100-year-old four-story garage in Manhattan's financial district caved in, killing the a building manager, Willis Moore, and injuring five others. An employee who survived the disaster told local reporters that he had witnessed long cracks in the garage's concrete, and that Moore himself had been trying to warn the owners about the issue.

The tragedy was a blaring wakeup call about the condition of New York City's parking structures. The professional engineers who inspect garages say there may be more of them in need of immediate fixes.