# Eight dead as Brooklyn building collapses into construction pit

> A three-storey building in Flatbush fell into an adjacent construction site on Wednesday, killing eight people including two construction workers and injuring eighteen more.
- Title: Eight dead as Brooklyn building collapses into construction…
- Summary: A three-storey building in Flatbush fell into an adjacent construction site on Wednesday, killing eight people including two construction workers and…
- Keywords: brooklyn building collapse, flatbush, construction site, new york, zohran mamdani, lillian bonsignore, eric gonzalez, robert fischman, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm20v66jq611o
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- Topics: brooklyn building collapse, flatbush, construction site, new york, zohran mamdani, lillian bonsignore, eric gonzalez, robert fischman, news, world
## Building collapses into construction pit
A three-storey building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed at around sixteen hundred local time on Wednesday, falling into an adjacent construction pit where workers were excavating.
## Eight killed, eighteen injured in collapse
Eight people died: six adults and two children, including two construction workers. Eighteen more were injured, four of them firefighters. One injured person remains in critical condition.
## Mayor praises first responders' heroism
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani described workers who survived turning back to dig victims from rubble. Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said firefighters arrived within minutes and called their actions incredibly heroic.

> who had only barely survived themselves turned back and dug victims out of the rubble
## Building built in nineteen thirties
The building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue was constructed in the 1930s and contained apartments and a store.
## Cause under investigation, criminal charges possible
Officials say it is too early to determine what caused the collapse but are investigating whether criminal charges should be filed. The city's buildings department is examining whether adjacent construction work contributed to the collapse.
## Developer identified, all entities to be investigated
The developer has been identified as Robert Fischman.Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez says investigators are working to determine whether criminal conduct contributed to the tragedy.

> We are working closely with the Department of Buildings and our law enforcement partners to determine whether any criminal conduct contributed to this tragedy.
## Victims described as friends, neighbours, immigrants
Mayor Mamdani said the victims were friends, neighbours, parents and children. He described them as young families building their lives in the city and immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and beyond.

> our friends and our neighbours. Our parents and our children.
## Heavy rain threatens search and recovery efforts
More than two hundred fifty firefighters responded and worked through the night. Heavy rain is forecast from seventeen hundred local time Thursday, with possible severe storms that could hamper search and recovery efforts.
## Key takeaway

Eight people died and eighteen were injured when a 1930s building collapsed into a construction pit in Brooklyn on Wednesday; investigators are examining whether the adjacent construction work contributed to the collapse.