1Authorities are investigating the cause of the Building’s sudden collapse
At least eight (8) people have died after a three-story building collapsed on Wednesday in Brooklyn, New York.
The city’s fire department says four of the injured are in the hospital in a critical condition. Rescue efforts are ongoing, as images show dozens of emergency workers continuing to scour the wreckage. It’s chaotic here – I can see the entire front portion of a building ripped off, says our reporter at the scene.
Footage – which you can see at the top of this page – shows firefighters pulling one survivor out of the debris on a stretcher.
Investigators are working to determine what caused the apartment building to collapse. An investigation is ongoing to establish what caused the Brooklyn building, which contained apartments, to suddenly collapse.
