SUV in Bronx crashes into building

Wednesday, May 17, 2017
CLAREMONT, Bronx (WABC) -- An SUV crashed into a building in the Claremont section of the Bronx.

At 8:11 a.m. Tuesday, an SUV hit a barbershop on East 174th Street, according to the New York City Fire Department.
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One person was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital with minor injuries.

It is unclear if the victim was in the SUV or in the barbershop.
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Several stores in the one-story building were evacuated, including the barbershop, a deli and a laundromat.

East 174th Street is closed to vehicles between Clay and Topping avenues.

The FDNY said the vehicle hit a support column between the barber shop and the laundromat, and the Department of Buildings is sending a structural engineer to assess the building's stability.
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