Two children among 8 dead in Brooklyn building collapse as search and rescue efforts continue

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Two children were among the eight people killed in the horrific building collapse in Brooklyn, city officials said Thursday.

Two children were among the eight people killed in the horrific building collapse in Brooklyn, city officials said Thursday.

Only one of those killed in the collapse at 1321 Flatbush Ave. has been identified so far – 26-year-old dad and construction worker Jose Luis Caguana – but sources told The Post that a 10-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl were also among the dead.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said two of the victims were workers from a neighboring construction site that is being eyed as a potential cause of the partial collapse at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

“Eight of our fellow New Yorkers, six adults and two children, have died as a result of the three-story building collapse here at 1321 Flatbush Ave.,” Mamdani said at a Thursday press briefing.

“Six of those New Yorkers passed away on the scene. Two others died at nearby hospitals.”

Firefighters and rescue crews worked through the night to clear debris from the site, FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore told reporters – and said the efforts would continue despite pouring rain until there is no hope of finding survivors.

“To be clear, we have not shifted from rescue to recovery. We are still in the search and rescue phase,” Bonsignore said. “We always assume there are more people there until we can access the ground.”

Both the fire commish and the mayor expressed condolences for the victims and their families.

“This is a devastating tragedy for New York, and our prayers are with those that are recovering in the hospital and those who have died,” Bonsignore said. “The FDNY mourns with those families.”

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