New York, Nov 12: Emergency crews continued to search through rubble after a deadly building collapse in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on Wednesday, November 11.
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said a three-story building collapsed into an open construction site at about 4 pm. At least two people died.
“Multiple people from the building and the construction site were trapped,” FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said.
Speaking at a press conference at the site Bonsignore said officials did not know how many people were still in the collapse zone.
More than 250 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene, and rescue efforts in coordination with the NYPD were ongoing on Wednesday night. The cause of the collapse was under investigation.
Footage posted by Instagram user @the_nero_show showed the scale of the collapse from across the street, with a huge emergency service presence.
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