Mom hospitalized after Brooklyn building collapse reveals terrifying moment the building crumbled

A mother and her two young sons were injured when the facade of their Brooklyn apartment building collapsed, less than two weeks after the family moved in. Their account describes the sudden collapse and its aftermath, as the disaster killed eight people and injured 18 others.

Leidy Álvarez said her three-year-old son Joseph escaped without injury, while nine-year-old Pablo suffered a severe head injury and remains stable in intensive care. Álvarez sustained a broken collarbone, four fractured ribs and back injuries. The victims included two children, two cousins from Guinea and three construction workers at a neighbouring site; excavation work there is being examined as a possible cause.