Two killed, 17 injured in Brooklyn building collapse

At least two people were killed and 17 injured when a three-story residential building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, city officials said, according to Anadolu Agency.

The collapse happened at about 4:01 p.m. local time (2101 GMT) at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, prompting a major emergency response, New York City Fire Department Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore told reporters.

People inside the residential building and at the neighboring construction site were trapped after the collapse, Bonsignore said.

“We have 19 patients. Sadly, we have two that are deceased, four that are critical, 12 that are stable, and we also have one firefighter with minor injuries. Of those 19, seven are children,” she said.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident a “devastating collapse” and cautioned that the casualty figures could change as rescue operations continued.

“The Department of Buildings and our law enforcement partners will be leading an investigation into the cause of this building collapse,” he said.

Emergency crews continued search-and-rescue operations at the scene. Officials said they had not yet determined how many people remained in the collapse zone.