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Brooklyn building collapse kills eight, injures eighteen
A multi-story Brooklyn building collapsed into an adjacent construction site, killing eight people including two children. The collapsed structure had 98 open violations.
In brief
A multi-story Brooklyn building collapsed into an adjacent construction site, killing eight people including two children. The collapsed structure had 98 open violations. Eight people died when a Brooklyn building with ninety-eight open violations collapsed into an adjacent construction site. A criminal investigation…
Building collapses on family
A multi-use Brooklyn building collapsed on Wednesday. Anderson Velez's wife Joanna and their nine-year-old son Pablo Alvarez were inside their third-floor apartment. Their two-year-old son Joseph Alvarez survived with barely a scratch.
Eight dead, eighteen injured
Eight people ranging in age from nine to thirty-one died in the collapse, including two children. Another eighteen were injured. Joanna Velez remains hospitalized. Pablo Alvarez is recovering from surgery for a severe head injury.
Building had ninety-eight violations
The collapsed building had ninety-eight open violations according to New York City Department of Buildings records.The contractor at the adjacent construction site, Townhouse Builders, has been sued at least sixty-seven times since two thousand twelve.
Father blames construction work
Anderson Velez believes construction at the adjacent site caused the collapse.The buildings department had ordered the contractor to stop demolition work but lifted the stop-work order in May.
“The building had no reason to fall on its own.”
What to remember
Eight people died when a Brooklyn building with ninety-eight open violations collapsed into an adjacent construction site. A criminal investigation is underway.
