Shocking video: this is what the collapse of the building that left 8 dead in Brooklyn looked like inside
At least eight people lost their lives in the collapse of a three-story building in New York, while rescue workers work to locate people still under the rubble, as confirmed by the city’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani.
“Rescue workers have spent the night searching the site of yesterday’s building collapse, working in extremely dangerous conditions to find and save anyone who may still be trapped,” Mamdani wrote in a message on X.
The number of injured went from 17 to 19 according to municipal authorities to local media. At least seven of them are minors.
The collapse inside
The building, located in the borough of Brooklyn, collapsed around 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday with several residents inside and collapsed into an adjacent building under construction, trapping several people who were inside.
The mayor sent his condolences to the families and loved ones of those affected and asked the city’s residents to stay away from the area.
“Rescue operations are still ongoing,” he added.
The chief of the New York Fire Department (FDNY), Lillian Bonsignore, stated in a press conference after the event that the rescue will be “long”, and explained that more than 250 members of emergency personnel have been deployed, in addition to a canine unit.
“We don’t know how many people are still in the area of the collapse, and this will be a prolonged operation,” Bonsignore said.
Mamdani is scheduled to appear again to update new details.
The borough of Brooklyn recorded another similar misfortune last Thursday, when six people died and another nine were injured in a massive fire that affected a three-story home in the Sunset Park neighborhood.
