Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills 8, Including 2 Children

Eight people, including two children, were killed after a three-story apartment building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday, according to Gothamist and NBC New York.

The FDNY said Thursday afternoon that it had concluded rescue operations across the entire site and determined there were no more victims, News 12 reported, citing a post by the department on X. The site has been turned over to the city’s Department of Buildings and the NYPD, the FDNY said, according to News 12 and NBC New York.

At 4:01 p.m. Wednesday, the FDNY responded to 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn for a collapse of a three-story, multiple-dwelling building into an adjacent construction site.

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Building Fell Into Excavation Site

The FDNY said in a post on X that it responded at 4:01 p.m. Wednesday to 1321 Flatbush Avenue for the collapse of a three-story, multiple-dwelling building into an adjacent construction site, and that units arrived within one minute and began search-and-rescue operations. News 12 reported that the structure fell into an excavation site at 2625 Bedford Avenue. Officials said construction workers had been excavating the lot earlier in the day for a new building, according to Gothamist.

About 250 fire and EMS personnel responded, officials said, according to News 12. Gothamist reported that images from the scene showed a neighboring apartment building with its side torn away.

Victims and Injured

Mamdani said at a press conference that the dead included six adults and two children, and that two of the adults were construction workers, NBC New York reported. Six people died at the scene and two others died at nearby hospitals, the mayor said, according to Gothamist.

A total of 18 people were injured, including 14 civilians and four firefighters, officials said, according to News 12. Most of those still hospitalized are in stable condition, while one person is in critical condition, Mamdani said, according to Gothamist and News 12. Gothamist reported that at least seven of the injured are children.

FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said rain would not stop rescue operations and that crews would keep working until they were certain no one else was trapped, according to Gothamist and News 12.

Investigation Underway

The Department of Buildings and law enforcement have begun an investigation into what caused the collapse, Gothamist reported. Mamdani said five entities were involved in the construction site and are associated with about 100 other projects across the city, and that the Department of Buildings began a sweep of those sites Thursday, according to Gothamist.

Mamdani said anyone or any entity found responsible for the collapse would be held fully accountable, according to Gothamist.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said city officials are leading the investigation. “New Yorkers deserve to know how and why this happened,” Hochul said, according to News 12. City Council Member Farah N. Louis has called for an investigation into the building’s compliance history, News 12 reported.

Flatbush Avenue remained closed from Farragut Road to Clarendon Road, along with several side streets, News 12 reported. The American Red Cross and New York City Emergency Management are offering food, clothing and health services to people affected, according to News 12, and World Central Kitchen said it is providing meals to first responders and families, NBC New York reported.

Sources

• FDNY on X
• Gothamist
• News 12
• NBC New York
• ABC7 New York on X

Reporting by Daily Beltway.