# At least 5 confirmed dead in collapsed NYC building as massive rescue operation continues

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/at-least-5-confirmed-dead-in-collapsed-nyc-building-as-massive-rescue-operation-continues/
- Published: 2026-11-12T11:21:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T12:40:17+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/at-least-4-confirmed-dead-in-collapsed-nyc-building-as-massive-rescue-operation-continues/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- At least eight people died in the Flatbush building collapse.
- At least 19 people were injured, including seven children.
- Rescuers continued searching for people possibly trapped in the rubble.

## Summary

A three-storey building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least eight people and injuring at least 19. The rescue operation continued overnight, with officials warning that people could still be trapped and the death toll may rise.

Six bodies were recovered from the rubble, while two people died after being taken to hospital; none had been identified. Seven children were among the wounded, four people were critically injured, and five had serious or non-life-threatening injuries. Some 250 fire and emergency medical personnel, supported by 69 units, searched the site using dogs, drones and vacuum trucks.

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