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Three-storey building collapses in Brooklyn, killing at least one person
A three-storey building collapsed in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Wednesday afternoon beside a construction site.
A child was brought out of the rubble, and at least one person was declared dead.
One person was taken to hospital with serious injuries, while other people were also taken to hospitals; another report counted ten injured.
Rescuers searched the debris for people still trapped, using dogs and cutting tools.
The collapse filled an excavation pit with bricks and wood, and damaged the outer wall of a neighbouring building.
The collapse caused deaths and injuries, but the reports do not establish what made the building fall.
The search continued into the evening, and further details were expected.
A three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn, killing at least one person and injuring several others.
Authorities reported that four people were in critical condition and six had minor injuries.
The building was on Flatbush Avenue, beside a construction site.
Firefighters searched the rubble with rescue dogs, and reports said people were pulled out alive.
The cause of the collapse has not been disclosed.
- Who
- At least one person died and several others were injured; reports said people were rescued alive from the rubble.
- What
- A three-storey building collapsed.
- When
- Wednesday, November 11, around 4 p.m. local time.
- Where
- Flatbush, in Brooklyn, New York.
- Why
- The cause has not been disclosed.
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The fire department received reports of people trapped after a building collapsed in Flatbush.
A person was pulled alive from the rubble and taken away by ambulance.
Another person was seen being pulled alive from the rubble.
- Building
- Three storeys
- Location
- Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
- Collapse time
- Around 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday, November 11
- Deaths
- At least one person
- Critical injuries
- Four people
- Minor injuries
- Six people
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