Brooklyn building collapse: eight dead and at least 17 injured
Three firefighters are among the injured. In his official November 12 update, New York City’s mayor said rescue operations were continuing.
Eight people have died and at least 17 have been injured in the collapse of a three-storey building in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in an update on Thursday, November 12. Three firefighters are among the injured. The official update was published at 14:24 Athens time.
The mixed residential and commercial building collapsed on Wednesday afternoon beside a construction site in Flatbush. Mamdani said rescue crews had worked through the night and that rescue operations were continuing when he issued his update. He asked the public to stay clear of the area.
The Associated Press reports that city authorities are investigating what caused the collapse. Excavation on the neighbouring lot is part of its reporting, rather than an established finding on the cause or responsibility. The mayor’s post gives no number of people who may remain in the rubble.
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