Firefighters search rubble for survivors after three-storey building collapses into NYC construction site

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The NYPD urged the public to avoid the area around Bedford Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, warning of road closures and traffic delays. The cause of the collapse has not been…

One person has reportedly died, and at least 12 others have been injured after a building partially collapsed in Brooklyn, New York.

The three-storey building collapsed in the Flatbush neighbourhood shortly after 4pm local time on Wednesday, with several construction workers caught in the wreckage.

Firefighters were called to the scene at 1321 and 1323 Flatbush Avenue, where part of the structure fell into an adjoining construction site.

A major rescue operation was launched, with emergency crews using specialist equipment to search through the debris.

“FDNY units are currently operating at a building collapse on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn,” the department said in a statement posted to X Wednesday afternoon.

Helicopter footage showed a section of the building torn away, exposing rooms inside, as firefighters worked to reach people trapped beneath the rubble.

First responders deployed drones to assist in the search and used flashlights as they lost daylight.

Officials confirmed one person was pronounced dead at the scene, while 10 have been injured, at least four seriously.

A child was among those injured, New York City Council member Farah N. Louis told CNN affiliate Spectrum News NY1.

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