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Boy, 10 and girl, 9, are among eight killed in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig


A 10-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl are among eight people who were killed after a building collapsed in Brooklyn as rescuers continue to dig through waterlogged wreckage amid a rainstorm. 

Absolute terror hit the Big Apple on Wednesday evening when a building in Flatbush came tumbling to the ground, trapping residents and construction workers. Jose Luis Caguana, 26, has been named as one of the victims who died.

The two kids, who have not been identified, died alongside six adults. Two of those adults were construction workers on site when the foundation came falling down, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this afternoon.  

Distressing images and videos have revealed the chilling aftermath of the three-story building collapse, and now an inspection report has shed light on the condition of the structure before it came crumbling down. 

The report, obtained by The New York Times, said that a special inspector with the Buildings Department detailed that the building was in ‘poor condition and riddled with cracks.’

Earlier, a forensic engineer said that the construction site was likely to blame for the tragedy.

 

 

 

 

 

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Pictures of rescue efforts and aftermath of collapse

Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirms six were found dead at the scene, and two others died at hospital

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed in a press conference on Thursday that six adults were found dead at the scene of the building collapse.

Two construction workers later died in hospitals from their injuries.

The mayor said that firefighters arrived on the scene in less than one min after the first 911 call was dispatched.

He confirmed that search and rescue operations will continue today, but will be challenging in rainy conditions.

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 11: First responders work at the scene after a building collapse that leaves several people dead and others injured on Flatbush Avenue in the Brooklyn borough of New York, United States, on November 11, 2026. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Complaint filed hours after collapse about excavation work

An anonymous complaint was filed with the Department of Buildings around 9pm on Wednesday that raised concerns about excavation work taking place at the construction site adjacent to the fallen structure, according to a report.

The complaint, obtained by the NYT, said that the ‘subcontractor may have excavated too much of the area along the neighboring foundation.’

The site also had high groundwater and sandy soil, the report stated.

It is unclear who submitted the complaint, but the agency said it was ‘a member of the public’ who did so.

Mayor’s office conducts sweeps across the city to ensure other construction sites remain safe

Mamdani said that the Department of Buildings has identified ‘five different entities associated with the construction site,’ and that officials would sweep ‘a hundred other sites across the city’ to ensure that they were safe.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference in New York, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, following the collapse of a builduing in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Rescue operations will continue during rainstorm, Mamdani says

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that rescue operations will continue as a major storm hits the city.

‘Conditions will grow more challenging today with the rain, but operations will continue,’ he said during a press conference.

Streets close to the collapse are pooling up with shin-high water as skies are downpouring.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference near the site of a building that collapsed a day earlier in Brooklyn in New York on November 12, 2026. New York City's fire department reported Thursday that more victims had been found after a three-story residential building collapsed, raising the death toll to at least eight, with 19 injured. The building collapse on Wednesday in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn prompted a massive emergency response from approximately 250 firefighters and rescue workers. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Mayor’s office sets up emergency relief fund for residents displaced by building collapse tragedy

‘This has been a devastating evening and morning for our city,’ Mamdani said in the conference.

He confirmed that many residents around the site of the collapse remain indefinitely displaced. ‘We are mourning too many people who we love,’ he continued.

An emergency relief fund has been set up by The Mayor’s Fund to make donations to families who affected by the building collapse.

Donations can be made here.

Councilwoman says the victim count is high because of Veterans Day

Councilwoman Farah Louis said that she believes there are several victims because many children were off from school on Wednesday for Veterans Day.

Louis, who represents the area where the tragedy took place, told CNN: ‘So many folks were home because it was Veterans Day.

‘Because of the holiday, especially if they didn’t have childcare, they more than likely had to stay home with their kids.’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: New York City Councilperson Farah Louis consoles a child at the scene of a partial building collapse on November 11, 2026 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Several people have reportedly been injured after a three-story building partially collapsed into an open construction site at 1321 Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn.  (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Two children among the eight dead

An unidentified nine-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy died in the collapse, officials said, according to ABC 7.

At least eight people lost their lives as of Thursday afternoon.

Deli worker describes moment building fell

James Williams was working at a deli across the street from the building when it started to collapse.

‘It went click, click, click, click, click, bricks was falling. I’m like, oh hell, what is going on?,’ he told the NYT.

Pregnant woman injured in collapse in stable condition

The pregnant woman who was pulled from the rubble is in stable condition, according to City Council member Farah Louis.

The expecting mom is from the West African nation of Guinea, Louis said, adding that other residents in the fallen building were also immigrants.

Louis also said that she believes that children were home from school when the building collapsed. Many students did not attend school on Wednesday for Veterans Day.

‘This is a very close-knit community,’ Louis told the NYT. ‘These folks are our neighbors. They’re our friends. That’s why the community is so heartbroken.’

Water restored to the area

Water has been turned back on in the area near the collapsed building.

At least 100 buildings were without water earlier Thursday, so emergency crews could conduct search and rescue operations.

Rain expected to hit NYC soon

A rainstorm is expected to hit New York City imminently and will continute into the night.

This will make it much harder for emergency workers to rescue people who are still trapped under the rubble.





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