A three-storey apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least one person and injuring at least 10 others, the New York City Fire Department said.
Firefighters were called to the scene in the Flatbush area of the borough just after 4 p.m. local time, after the four-unit building, built in 1930, fell into a pit at an adjacent construction site. Drone footage from local television station WABC showed a stove, a toilet and a door among debris that had spilled into the excavation.
Dozens of firefighters and a search dog combed through the rubble, removing debris by the bucketful as the search for anyone still trapped continued into the night. Two people were pulled alive from the wreckage, including one person rescued about two and a half hours after the collapse. “I’m very happy, I’m very happy,” a man who believed the person was his six-month-pregnant wife told a WABC reporter.
Four people were taken to hospital in critical condition and six more with minor injuries, the fire department said, before the two rescues. Construction workers were among the injured, according to local media reports.
Officials had not given a cause for the collapse, and the fire department warned the casualty toll could change as the search continued. The identity of the person who died had not been released.
Sources: Reuters — “Building collapse in Brooklyn kills at least one, injures 10” (https://www.reuters.com/world/building-collapse-brooklyn-kills-least-one-injures-10-2026-11-12/)
