# Eight killed in Flatbush building collapse as firefighter guides resident to safety

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/horrific-footage-captures-moment-nyc-building-collapses-as-terrified-resident-rushes-down-newly-exposed-staircase/
- Published: 2026-11-12T23:13:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16288687/footage-new-york-city-flatbush-brooklyn-building-collapse.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- New footage shows a firefighter guiding a resident down exposed stairs.
- Eight people died, including two children and construction workers.
- Eighteen people were injured; rescue efforts have ended.

## Summary

Newly added footage shows a firefighter guiding a resident down a staircase exposed when a three-storey building collapsed in Flatbush, Brooklyn, at about 4pm on Wednesday. Eight people died, including two children and construction workers, while the video captures the scale of the collapse and the rescue.

A further 18 people were injured, one critically, and four firefighters were hurt, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. Rescue efforts ended after officials found no more victims in the rubble, and the site was handed to the NYPD and the city’s Department of Buildings. Those killed included cousins aged nine and 10; several construction workers had recently arrived from Ecuador.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Eight killed in Flatbush building collapse as firefighter guides resident to safety](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16288687/footage-new-york-city-flatbush-brooklyn-building-collapse.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [New York Times: Eight Who Died in Building Collapse Reflected New York’s Diversity](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/nyregion/brooklyn-building-collapse-victims.html)

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