'Courageous' girl, 9, killed in Brooklyn building collapse identified as classmates in 'hysterical tears'

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Nikol Daniela Saabala Rodriquez was the youngest victim of eight who lost their lives in the horrifying Brooklyn building collapse in New York

The youngest victim of eight killed when a building collapsed in Brooklyn was an eager student who lit up the classroom with her kindness and love for learning, her heartbroken teachers have said.

Nikol Daniela Saabala Rodriquez's classmates at Success Academy burst into "hysterical tears" when they heard the nine-year-old had been killed, teacher Elia Robertson told the New York Post.

The third-grader, whose father and cousin were also killed in the building collapse, was described as a "quiet girl" by Ms Robertson but she said that, whenever Nikol knew her answer was correct, she would "find this courageous loudness about her and speak with so much confidence that she would encapsulate the room".

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Nikol loved to read, and was determined to excel at school, and her excitement at learning was contagious, the teacher said,

"She loved to dance," Robertson recalled. "Every single first thing we do without her: first ELA lesson, first book reading, first math lesson — every first without her, it’s just like a re-heartbreak."

Tyiara Flood, who also taught Nikol, said she also loved to draw, describing her as a "bright, sweet and talented scholar".

Another one of Nikol’s teachers, Aziah Siid, said this was her first year at Success Academy after transferring in from a public school.

But despite the big change for the young student, she managed to thrive in the new environment.

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