All 8 victims of Brooklyn building collapse identified
All eight people killed in a building collapse in Brooklyn have been identified. They include a 9-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, both from Colombia.
The collapse was reported at 4:01 p.m. Wednesday at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in the Flatbush neighborhood. The three-story residential building fell into an adjoining construction site at 2625 Bedford Avenue.
The children were identified as Nicole Daniela Salvada Rodriguez, 9, and Kevin Santiago Reyes Gonzalez, 10. Juan Daniel Salvada Guzman, 31, was the third Colombian citizen killed.
Colombia’s consulate in New York said a Colombian woman was also injured and was receiving medical care. The consulate said it was assisting the families.
The five other victims were identified as Ndiaye Mamadou, 31, and Barry Mamadou, 23, as well as Gabriel Siguencia, 22, and Jose Luis Caguana Cosquillo, 26, both from Ecuador, and Edgar Sapon, 26, from Guatemala.
Six people died at the scene and two died at nearby hospitals, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. Two of those killed were working at the construction site.
Eighteen people were injured, including four firefighters. One person was in critical condition at the time of Thursday’s briefing.
Firefighters ended the search at 3:37 p.m. Thursday after determining there were no more victims at the site. The city’s Department of Buildings and police are investigating the cause of the collapse, including work at the adjoining construction site.
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