# Brooklyn apartment building collapses, killing eight

> An apartment building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than a dozen others as rescue operations continue.
- Title: Brooklyn apartment building collapses, killing eight · TIME
- Summary: An apartment building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than a dozen others as…
- Keywords: brooklyn, flatbush avenue, apartment building collapse, new york city, fdny, rescue operations, zohran mamdani, lillian bonsignore, TIME
- Source: TIME — https://time.com/article/2026/11/12/brooklyn-new-york-apartment-building-collapse-death-toll-search-rescue-operations
- Author: Chantelle Lee
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:19:41.661+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: brooklyn, flatbush avenue, apartment building collapse, new york city, fdny, rescue operations, zohran mamdani, lillian bonsignore, news, world
## Building collapses in Brooklyn
An apartment building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood collapsed on Wednesday, collapsing into an adjacent construction site. At least eight people died and more than a dozen were wounded.
## Rescue crews respond to collapse
The New York City Fire Department responded around four pm on Wednesday.More than two hundred fifty first responders worked at the site.
## Mayor calls collapse heartbreaking
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was heartbroken that eight people had died.At least seventeen other people were injured, including three firefighters.Several of those wounded were children.

> heartbroken
## City opens support center for affected residents
Rescue operations continued Thursday under extremely dangerous conditions. Mayor Mamdani urged anyone unable to contact someone potentially affected to call three one one or two one two six three nine nine six seven five outside…
## Key takeaway

Eight people died when an apartment building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday; rescue operations continued Thursday as the cause remained under investigation.