3-story Brooklyn building collapses, 2 dead and 17 hurt
Seven children were among the injured, four victims were critical, and crews were still searching for people believed trapped.
A three-story building in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, collapsed Wednesday afternoon local time, killing two people and injuring at least 17 others. The New York Fire Department said seven children were among the injured, with four people in critical condition. The building fell into an adjacent construction excavation while digging work was under way. More than 250 firefighters and paramedics were deployed to remove victims from the rubble with the help of search dogs, drones and cutting equipment. The search operation was expected to last for days because part of the structure remained unstable and could trigger another collapse. The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.