The FDNY and inspectors from the Department of Buildings responded to 500 West 174th Street in Washington Heights.
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Firefighters said there were concerns that one interior wall inside the building might be unstable after several large cracks were discovered.
There are 27 apartments in the building, and a temporary vacate order was issued for 12 of them so engineers could get inside and inspect those units.
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Everyone was back in their apartments by mid afternoon, with the exception of the one apartment where the cracks were found.
No injuries have been reported.
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