At least two dead in Brooklyn building collapse
Firefighters are searching for survivors after a three-storey apartment building collapsed into a construction site in Flatbush on Wednesday.
At least two people were killed and several others injured after a three-storey apartment building collapsed in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports from The Times of India and Times Now.
The incident occurred shortly after 4 pm local time at 1321 Flatbush Avenue. The building, a four-unit apartment block built in 1930, collapsed into an open construction site located at 2625 Bedford Avenue.
While injury counts vary across reports, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) stated that four people were critically injured and six others sustained minor injuries. Times Now reported that at least 19 people were injured, while News18 and The Times of India reported 10 injured.
Rescue teams used power saws, search dogs, and drones to search the rubble. One survivor was pulled from the wreckage at approximately 6:30 pm, and another person was also rescued alive.
The building stood next to a site where a one-storey structure had been demolished for a new project. Excavation work was underway at the site when the collapse happened, sending debris into the construction pit.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed concern over the incident in a social media statement. Department of Buildings inspectors are currently on the scene conducting structural stability inspections of nearby buildings.