The Jamaican Consulate General in New York was evacuated on Tuesday morning after a building across the street from its offices was deemed to be in imminent danger of collapsing.

The evacuation was ordered by the New York City Fire Department, and the consulate will remain closed until authorities declare the building safe for occupancy.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Consulate General said its offices were closed effective immediately for the remainder of the day because of a structural emergency affecting buildings in the Midtown East area near East 42nd Street.