Witness: Glass ‘flying everywhere’ in collapse of atrium at Sony Building in NYC

Witness: Glass ‘everywhere’ in NYC atrium collapse

NEW YORK — Authorities say ice broke through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City and 10 people sustained minor injuries.

City building officials say ice fell from the 32nd floor Saturday night. Two glass panels in the lobby were shattered.

Shirley Rozman was attending a party in the building when she heard “what sounded like some plates breaking.”

She says she then heard a pop. She says she “looked up and there was glass flying everywhere” and that it looked like a hail storm.

Fire officials say no one was seriously hurt. The injured were taken to area hospitals.

The Buildings Department issued a violation on Sunday to the property’s owners for failing to maintain the Madison Avenue building.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fire officials say ice has broken through a glass atrium at the Sony Building in New York City and 10 people have sustained minor injuries.

A spokesman for the New York City Fire Department says ice and glass fell into the lobby area of the Madison Avenue building on Saturday night.

The spokesman said no one was seriously hurt, and that the injured were taken to area hospitals. A spokeswoman at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan says four of the injured were taken there with minor injuries.

No other information about the incident was immediately available.

The New York Post and celebrity Web site TMZ reported Sunday that “Jersey Shore” cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was among those attending a party in the building. The Web sites reported Polizzi said on Twitter after the incident: “Omg roof just collapsed!”

A call and e-mail to Polizzi’s agent was not immediately returned.