Eight Dead After Brooklyn Building Collapses Into Excavation

A three-storey building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed into an adjacent excavation site on Wednesday, November 11, killing eight people, including two children. New York City officials said on Thursday that rescue operations had ended after crews determined no further victims remained at the site. The cause of the collapse has not been determined.

The building fell at about 4 p.m. in the Flatbush neighborhood. Construction workers were excavating at the neighboring property on Bedford Avenue, according to city officials. The collapse also tore away a wall of another building, exposing rooms and a staircase. The building that fell contained apartments above a ground-floor commercial space.

Officials reported 18 people injured, including firefighters. A separate report put the number at 19 or more, and the tally may reflect a different reporting time. The city’s final injury count was not established in the reports. Two children, cousins aged 9 and 10, were among the dead. The city identified seven victims; the eighth had not yet been identified in one account.

New York City Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said the city had launched an investigation with law...