Worker dies, another trapped, after building partially collapses in New York

A building being demolished to make way for a luxury boutique hotel has partially collapsed in the heart of New York City, killing one construction worker and trapping at least one other beneath the rubble.

Worker dies, another trapped, after building partially collapses in New York

A building being demolished to make way for a luxury boutique hotel has partially collapsed in the heart of New York City, killing one construction worker and trapping at least one other beneath the rubble.

The fire department said the collapse was reported at an eight-storey building on West 38th Street in midtown Manhattan.

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