# 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.
- Title: Brooklyn building collapse kills eight, injures eighteen
- Summary: A multi-story Brooklyn building collapsed into an adjacent construction site, killing eight people including two children.
- Keywords: brooklyn building collapse, anderson velez, joanna velez, pablo alvarez, joseph alvarez, townhouse builders, brooklyn district attorney, new york city department of buildings, farah louis, Cbsnews
- Source: Cbsnews — https://cbsnews.com/news/brooklyn-building-collapse-residents-want-answers
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- Topics: brooklyn building collapse, anderson velez, joanna velez, pablo alvarez, joseph alvarez, townhouse builders, brooklyn district attorney, new york city department of buildings, farah louis, news
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Eight people died when a Brooklyn building with ninety-eight open violations collapsed into an adjacent construction site. A criminal investigation is underway.