Brooklyn building collapse kills 1, injures 12 near Flatbush

A three-story apartment building collapsed Wednesday in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood, killing one person and injuring 12 others, including six who were reported in critical condition. The first 911 call came at 4:01 p.m., and firefighters launched a search for people trapped in the debris. The building fell into an open excavation site near Flatbush and Bedford avenues, where construction workers were on scene. Part of a neighboring three-story building was also torn away, exposing apartments. Emergency crews, including search dogs, worked through the rubble and pulled at least two people out alive on stretchers hours after the collapse. The New York City Department of Buildings said inspectors were helping with recovery operations and checking the stability of nearby structures.