As a result of the collapse of a building in Brooklyn, more than 10 people were injured

A three-story building next to a construction site collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, November 11, killing at least 2 people and taking more than 10 people to hospitals, New York authorities said.

According to city fire chief John Esposito, a four-unit apartment building built in 1930 collapsed on a nearby construction site where excavation work was underway. The cause of the incident is being investigated.

According to officials, the number of people who were at home at the time of the collapse of a building in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn at about 16:00 (local time) is still unknown. They also did not say how many workers were on the construction site at the time of the collapse.

The fire crew, who happened to be next door, arrived at the scene within a minute of the collapse and helped pull the first victims out of the rubble.

“Mayor Zohr Mamdani said at least 2 people died and more than 10 were taken to local hospitals with a combination of critical and non-life-threatening injuries,” the report said.

City Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignor said the total number of known victims was 19, 7 of them children. She declined to specify whether the two dead were children or adults. One firefighter also suffered minor injuries, she said.