# Eight killed in Brooklyn building collapse

> A three-story building collapsed into a construction site in Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing eight people including two children aged 9 and 10.
- Title: Eight killed in Brooklyn building collapse · ABC News
- Summary: A three-story building collapsed into a construction site in Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing eight people including two children aged 9 and 10.
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/US/victims-deadly-brooklyn-building-collapse/story?id=138098954
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- Topics: brooklyn building collapse, flatbush, new york city, construction site, rescue operation, news
## Building collapses in Brooklyn
A three-story building collapsed into an open construction site on Wednesday near the corner of Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.
## Eight people killed
Eight people died in the collapse. Two children, ages nine and ten, were among those killed. Two of the victims were construction workers.
## The victims identified
The NYPD identified the victims as Nicole Daniela Salvada Rodriguez, nine; Kevin Santiago Reyes Gonzalez, ten; Gabriel Siguencia, twenty-two; Barry Mamadou, twenty-three; Jose Luis Caguana Cosquillo, twenty-six; Edgar Sapon, twenty-six; Juan Daniel Salvada Guzman, thirty-one…
## Mayor describes the victims
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the victims were friends, neighbors, parents and children, young families building their lives in the city, and immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and beyond.

> These were our friends and our neighbors, parents and children, young families building their lives in our city, and immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and beyond.
## Eighteen others injured
Eighteen other people were injured in the collapse, including four firefighters.One person remained in critical condition as of Thursday morning.Six people were pronounced dead at the scene and two died at the hospital overnight.
## Construction workers rescue survivors
Construction workers who had barely survived themselves turned back and dug victims out of the rubble.Mayor Mamdani said people are alive today because of their heroism.

> Construction workers who had only barely survived themselves turned back and dug victims out of the rubble.
## Key takeaway

Eight people, including children aged 9 and 10, died when a three-story Brooklyn building collapsed into an open construction site on Wednesday.