Two dead and several injured after Brooklyn building collapses at construction site
A three-story building in Flatbush, Brooklyn, collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least two people and injuring multiple others as firefighters worked to rescue those trapped.
Firefighters in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood responded around 4 p.m. on November 11, 2026, to a three-story building that collapsed at the edge of an active construction site. The structure fell into an excavated pit, filling it with bricks and wood and causing extensive debris.
City officials said two people were confirmed dead and at least four were taken to hospitals in critical condition, while six others sustained minor injuries. At approximately 6:30 p.m., rescuers pulled a dust-covered survivor from a hole in the rubble and rushed the person to an ambulance.
The adjacent building that shared a wall with the collapsed structure remained standing, though its wall was partially removed, exposing interior rooms. Firefighters used hand tools, power saws, flashlights and search dogs to locate victims, while a drone provided an aerial view of the scene.
"As emergency operations continue, please join me in holding our neighbours and the members of this community in our hearts," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a social-media statement.
Attempts to contact the architect, property owner and general contractor listed in city records for the project did not yield a response.