Eight dead, including two children, after Brooklyn building collapses into construction pit
A three-story mixed-use building in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood collapsed into an adjacent construction pit on Wednesday afternoon, killing eight people and injuring 18. The victims include two children and six adults, with two identified as construction workers. The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) concluded search operations on Thursday afternoon, confirming no further victims were found. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that city investigators are examining 100 other construction sites linked to the companies involved in the excavation project next door. The cause of the collapse remains under investigation, with officials noting that the adjacent site had a history of stop-work orders, though no prior violations were reported for the collapsed structure itself.
