Two dead and dozens injured after Flatbush building collapse
City officials confirmed two people were dead and dozens injured after a three-story building collapsed on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, and rescue crews continued searching for victims. Earlier reports had said one person was killed and about ten others were injured; later updates raised the death toll to two and the number of injured to more than a dozen, including several children. The collapse prompted a large emergency response, with the New York City Department of Buildings deploying inspectors and the NYPD advising nearby residents to avoid the area while firefighters worked to free those trapped.