Search ends after Brooklyn building collapse that killed 8, injured 18
Firefighters have ended the search at the site of a building collapse in Brooklyn after determining there were no more victims in the rubble. The collapse killed eight people, including two children, and injured 18 others.
The three-story residential building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue collapsed into an adjoining construction site on Wednesday.
Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said in an update Thursday that crews recovered four bodies overnight, bringing the number of people found dead at the scene to six. Two others died at nearby hospitals.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said two of the six adults killed were construction workers at the adjoining site at 2625 Bedford Avenue.
The injured include 14 civilians and four firefighters. One person is in critical condition, and most of those still hospitalized are stable.
“Construction workers who had only barely survived themselves turned back and dug victims out of the rubble,” Mamdani said. “People are alive today because of their heroism yesterday.”
About 250 firefighters and emergency medical personnel worked at the site. Crews used heavy equipment to lift large pieces of debris and search underneath as rain fell Thursday.
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) said the search ended at 3:37 p.m. and the site was turned over to building officials and police.
The city’s Department of Buildings and law enforcement are investigating both the collapse and the adjoining construction site.
Mamdani said building officials were beginning inspections at about 100 other sites across the city associated with five entities involved in the Bedford Avenue project.
Vacate orders are in place for 1323, 1325 and 1327 Flatbush Avenue. The city and the Red Cross are providing temporary housing assistance and other services at the Flatbush YMCA at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.
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