Two killed, 17 injured after building collapse in Flatbush, Brooklyn
A three-story building on Flatbush Avenue collapsed, killing two people and injuring 17 others, including seven children, as emergency crews continue rescue efforts.
Two people were pronounced dead and 17 others were injured, four of them critically, after part of a three-story building collapsed at the intersection of Flatbush and Bedford avenues in Flatbush, Brooklyn, shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the FDNY.
The structure at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, which housed a street-level store and residential units above, fell into an adjacent open construction site at 2625 Bedford Avenue. Seven of the injured are children, and a firefighter sustained minor injuries.
Officials said additional victims may still be missing, and rescue teams are employing drones, buckets and vacuum trucks to search the debris. City Department of Buildings inspectors are examining nearby structures, and streets around the site have been closed to the public.