Brooklyn building collapse leaves six dead and 19 injured
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
Searches are continuing in Flatbush, in New York’s Brooklyn borough, after a three-storey building collapsed the previous day. The death toll has now reached six and 19 people are injured, including four in critical condition, with about 250 firefighters and rescuers deployed at the site, according to New York firefighters.
The death toll from the collapse of a three-storey residential building in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn has risen to six dead and 19 injured, including four in critical condition, according to New York firefighters cited by SeneNews. The building collapsed on Wednesday 11 November at a nearby excavation site.
About 250 firefighters and rescuers were deployed for the search. Victims were searched for and rescued using drones, dogs and chainsaws, according to SeneNews. The initial toll, released on Wednesday evening, was two dead and 17 injured.
According to Ahmed Tigani, head of the municipal department responsible for buildings, workers were digging when the collapse occurred. The developers had obtained permission to build a three-storey building and were seeking a permit for nine storeys, according to SeneNews. A witness, Anthony, told PIX11 News that he heard screams and a sound resembling an explosion, while Melissa Orna told the New York Times that the building had begun to shake before collapsing.
The toll is an increase on that reported in the article about the building collapsing in Brooklyn, published on 12 November with two deaths.
