Disturbing new video footage captured the shocking moment a Brooklyn building crumpled to the ground, killing eight people and injuring 18 others.
Ring video obtained by News12 shows a part of the three-story apartment building at 132 Flatbush Avenue fall away and plunge to the ground in a cloud of dust on Wednesday, leaving only a staircase and a portion of the hallway.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani told reporters that two children – a 10-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl – were among those killed in the tragedy, along with two construction workers from a neighboring property.
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He said six people died at the scene and two succumbed to their injuries at local hospitals.
Firefighters and rescue workers toiled through the night to dig through the rubble, and continued to search for survivors on Thursday, despite fading hope.
“To be clear, we have not shifted from rescue to recovery,” FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said. “We are still in the search and rescue phase.
“We always assume there are more people there until we can access the ground.”
