A three-story apartment building in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn collapsed this week, leaving at least eight people dead.
Suspicions about the cause focus on a massive construction project that was going on on the next lot, where a massive excavation had dug a huge basement hole.
At least eight people were killed and 17 others injured after a three-story residential building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday. Rescue crews continued searching through the rubble Thursday as heavy rain and gusty winds threatened to complicate recovery efforts. https://t.co/y4321ENoDW
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Rescue workers spent the night digging through rubble and searching for survivors after a residential building in Brooklyn collapsed, killing at least eight people and injuring 17 others. Read more: 🔗 https://t.co/ecAhtANgnh https://t.co/JmUTFZUSRF
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A report posted on RedState said the collapse triggered rescue efforts that resulted in 17 injured people being pulled from the wreckage.
The report said, “The New York City Police Department said a building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. was completely collapsed, while the side of an adjacent building at 1323 Flatbush Ave. was torn off in the process.”
Police said the collapsed building was occupied by residents at the time.
“There is an ongoing construction project on another vacant lot adjacent to the collapsed and damaged buildings, and although there was a violation issued to a demolition contractor, there is as yet no statement from the New York authorities as to whether the collapse is in any way related to that project,” the report said.
Apparently, a permit had been issued for a new three-story building on that adjacent lot and excavation work was under way to begin that project, reports said.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted on social media: “Rescue workers have spent the night searching the site of yesterday’s building collapse, working under extremely dangerous conditions to find and save anyone who may still be trapped. I am heartbroken that eight New Yorkers have now lost their lives and at least 17 have been injured, including three firefighters. There are no words for a loss of this magnitude. My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we have lost, those who are injured and everyone grieving today.”
The statement continued with an explanation rescue operations were ongoing and warning people to stay out of the area.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke about the incident Thursday:
BREAKING: Eight people, including two children, are dead after a three-story building collapses in Brooklyn, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirms.
Six victims died at the scene, while two others succumbed to their injuries at nearby hospitals. The mayor says two of those killed were construction workers.
Another 18 people are injured, including 14 civilians and four firefighters.
“This has been a devastating evening and morning for our city.”
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