Crime & Safety
Falling Ice Crushes Car In Soho
A chunk of ice fell on top of a parked car in Soho on Tuesday night, authorities said.
SOHO, NY — A massive chunk of ice fell from a Soho building to a car parked onto the street below on Tuesday night, crushing part of the car in the process.
Advisory: falling ice @ 70 Charlton Street. No injuries reported. Charlton Street from Hudson Street to Varick Street is closed to vehicle & pedestrian traffic. Please use an alternate route. Update to follow. pic.twitter.com/SKQiK1lbHJ
— NYPD 1st Precinct (@NYPD1Pct) January 9, 2018
A fire department spokesman said the falling ice was reported at about 4:19 p.m. It fell onto a car parked outside of 70 Charlton St. No one was injured, the fire department said.
A chunk of ice fell off a building on Charlton Street and hit a car. @FDNY says no one was hurt. They’re checking the roof now to see if more might fall. @dianejeanty @WNYC pic.twitter.com/E2lRG5aUyh
— Kate Hinds (@katehinds) January 9, 2018
Fire department investigators are on scene investigating the incident, the spokesman said.
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Police said fire officials removed the remaining ice from the building's facade on Tuesday night.
Image credit: Courtesy of the NYPD
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