Firefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 2 and traps people in wreckage
About 250 firefighters searched the rubble as officials said at least 10 people were injured and the cause remained under investigation.
- Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site Wednesday afternoon, killing at least two people and trapping others beneath the wreckage.
- The structure fell into an open construction pit, its shared wall shorn off and exposing interior rooms. A one-story building had been previously demolished on the lot for the construction project.
- FDNY units deployed drones and flashlights to aid the search as daylight faded Wednesday evening.
- Fire officials have not yet determined what caused the collapse. Rescuers continue searching for others trapped inside while medical personnel evaluate the injured, including several construction workers at the site.
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Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills Two, Injures 17
A building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, killing at least two people and injuring more than 10 others, as emergency crews searched the rubble for possible survivors. The three-story apartment building, located in the Flatbush area, collapsed on Wednesday, November 11, and fell into an adjoining construction site where excavation work was underway, according to […]
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At least two people died and 17 were injured - including seven minors - when a three-storey building collapsed this Wednesday in New York, while rescue teams are working to locate potential missing persons.Continue reading...
In the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York, two people have died and at least seventeen were injured after a building collapsed. Four of the injured are in critical condition. Authorities warn that the number of casualties is likely to rise. Rescue workers do not know how many people are still missing. Construction workers were excavating on the adjacent site when the three-story building collapsed, local authorities reported at a press conferen…
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