Building collapsed in New York – people died

At least two people were killed and 17 injured, including seven children, in the collapse of a residential building in Brooklyn in new York, according to the correspondent of the Agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

Photo by Steven Vago/for NY Post

An apartment building three floors high collapsed on a nearby construction site on November 11. According to the New York Post, authorities do not rule out that the number of victims will increase. Rescuers are looking for victims under the rubble. How many people may remain under them is unknown. The search is expected to continue for several days until the rubble is fully dismantled.

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One of the residents with tears in his eyes told reporters that he was at work when he received a call from his wife: she shouted that she was under the rubble with two children after the collapse. Then the connection with her was cut off. Fortunately, the man's family was saved. A pregnant woman was also removed from the wreckage.

An eyewitness to the collapse told the media that he was returning home from work when he heard clapping before the building began to collapse. Several bricks fell next to the witness, hitting him but causing no serious injuries.

According to authorities, excavation work was carried out on the site next to the house before the tragedy. When the building collapsed, under the rubble were not only residents, but also builders. Whether the collapse is related to nearby work remains to be seen.