A building collapse occurred in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York, at around 4 pm on Nov. 11, when a three-storey apartment building suddenly collapsed into an adjacent construction site where excavation work was underway, killing at least two people and injuring more than 10 others who were taken to hospital. Rescue workers searched through the rubble overnight for possible trapped victims, with the number of missing still unknown.
New York City Fire Department Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said the apartment building was constructed in 1930 and contained four residential units. It collapsed into the neighbouring construction site, and the cause of the accident is under investigation. 19 residents are known to be involved, including seven children, but declined to disclose the identities of the two deceased. One firefighter sustained minor injuries during the rescue.
A fire crew happened to be nearby when the incident occurred and arrived at the scene within a minute of the collapse, helping to rescue the first batch of injured from the rubble. Local television reported that about two to two and a half hours after the collapse, at least four survivors were rescued, including a pregnant woman. News footage showed rescue workers with search dogs combing through the debris, passing rubble along in buckets to clear the wreckage and search for people trapped in voids.
New York City Mayor Mamdani later confirmed at least two deaths, with more than 10 injured taken to hospital, including both critical and minor injuries. Esposito acknowledged that it could take rescue teams several days to search the entire site and find all possible victims, adding that they did not know how many people in total were missing.
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