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Seven victims of Brooklyn building collapse identified, aged nine to 31
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The latest details concern the victims’ families and the people injured in Wednesday evening’s collapse of a three-storey building in Flatbush, Brooklyn. One victim’s brother described the distress of his widow, who is expecting a baby and has a four-year-old son; a 29-year-old construction worker injured in the collapse is in hospital and reportedly “not doing well”.
Eight people died and seven have been identified: cousins Nicole Daniela Rodriguez, 9, and Kevin Santiago Reyes Gonzalez, 10; Gabriel Siguencia, 22; Mamadu Barry, 23; Edgar Santiago Sapón Gutierrez, 26; José Luis Caguana, 26; and Juan Daniel Salvada Guzman, 31. The eighth victim was an unidentified 35-year-old man. Eighteen people were injured, including four firefighters, and one person was in critical condition; two of the six adult victims were construction workers at the site.
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In short
- Families are sharing new details about victims and an injured worker.
- Eight people died and seven have been identified.
- Eighteen were injured, including four firefighters.
How this story developed
- 20 minutes ago New accounts highlighted the toll on victims’ families and workers: one man’s widow is expecting a baby and has a four-year-old son, while an injured 29-year-old construction worker was in hospital and reportedly not doing well.
- 28 minutes ago Eight people died and 18 were injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Wednesday evening; seven victims were identified, including cousins aged nine and 10, while four firefighters were among the injured and one person was in critical condition.
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Flatbush is a neighbourhood in Brooklyn, one of New York City’s five boroughs. The building that collapsed was three storeys high, and people inside included children, adults and construction workers.
Eight people died and 18 were injured. Authorities have identified seven of those killed; one person’s identity has not been released. The victims included two cousins, aged nine and 10, and two construction workers, highlighting the range of families and workers affected.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Seven of eight people killed in NYC building collapse tragedy identified – youngest was nine and oldest was just 31”.