Eight Died in Brooklyn Building Collapse, Reflecting New York’s Diversity
Reported by The New York Times ·
Victims from Flatbush
The victims’ backgrounds were described in an internal police report and by their family members and friends. Many had come to New York seeking better lives.
Rescue operations end
The building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue collapsed into a neighboring construction site around 4 p.m. Wednesday. Workers had been excavating at the site when the building came down.
Six people died at the building and construction site. Two others were rescued alive from the wreckage but later died at hospitals, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday.
Cause remains unknown
By midafternoon Thursday, firefighters had stopped rescue operations after deciding no other victims remained in the rubble. Another 18 people were injured, including some firefighters, Mr. Mamdani said.
Key points
- Eight people died after a Brooklyn building collapsed into a construction site Wednesday.
- The victims included two school-age cousins and workers from Ecuador, Guatemala and Guinea.
- Six died at the site; two others died in hospitals after rescue.
- Eighteen people were injured, and officials have not identified the cause.