One Dead and Others Injured After Building Collapse in New York
The collapse of a three-story building in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood resulted in one fatality and ten injuries.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
One person was killed and others were injured on Wednesday following the collapse of a three-story building near a construction site in New York, city authorities said.
Footage from the scene showed firefighters sifting through a pile of rubble in front of what appeared to be a residential building whose walls had collapsed.
U.S. media reported that several people were pulled from beneath the debris, including a child who was carried out on a stretcher.
The New York Fire Department said it received reports of people trapped after a building collapsed around 4 p.m. (21:00 GMT) in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.
One person was confirmed dead upon arrival, according to the fire department, while four others were taken to hospitals in critical condition and six suffered minor injuries.
A witness who identified himself only as Anthony told PIX11 News that he heard people screaming, along with a sound resembling an explosion, at the moment the building collapsed.
Television footage showed dozens of emergency vehicles converging on the scene, with reports indicating that firefighters were using power saws and police dogs to help locate survivors.
