Five people were hospitalized after a wall at a Harlem construction site fell into a next-door pizzeria Friday.
As workers poured concrete into an exterior wall at 270 West 123rd Street shortly after 3 p.m., the wall became so heavy that it fall into a next-door restaurant named Pizzeria 123.
Six customers and five pizzeria workers had minor injuries, but only five people sought medical treatment at St. Luke's Hospital.
Fire officials said a much bigger accident was averted.
"Luckily it wasn't heavily occupied at the time," said FDNY Deputy Chief Michael Mullins. "Could have been later in the day, could have had a lot of children involved. There were only approximately six or seven in the store at the time."
A 10-feet by 15-feet hole was left at the site of impact, and crews worked Friday evening to remove stray bricks and concrete.
"Where the hole is currently, that's a bearing wall," said Manhattan Councilwoman Inez Dickens. "So they have to be sure the support is there for the remaining floors of the building."
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called for a full investigation of what went wrong at the construction site.
Department of Buildings officials were looking into the structural integrity of both buildings Friday, and issued a stop work order at the construction site.
