# NYC building collapse: Timeline of deadly disaster as rescuers race to pull survivors from rubble

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nyc-building-collapse-timeline-of-deadly-disaster-as-rescuers-race-to-pull-survivors-from-rubble/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:32:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-building-collapse-timeline-deadly-disaster-rescuers-race-pull-survivors-rubble
- Topics: World

## Key points

- At least eight people died in the Brooklyn collapse.
- At least 17 were injured, including three firefighters.
- Neighbouring construction work had previously drawn a stop-work order.

## Summary

The reported death toll from Wednesday’s collapse in Brooklyn has risen to at least eight, while the rescue operation continues. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at least 17 people were injured, including three firefighters, and the collapse has prompted scrutiny of work at a neighbouring construction site.

The three-storey mixed-use building fell into an excavation pit at about 4.01pm; firefighters arrived within a minute. Crews later found a conscious woman beneath the rubble, and her husband said she had survived. The Department of Buildings had issued a stop-work order at the adjacent site in March over insufficient protection for neighbouring properties; demolition continued despite the order, leading to a $10,000 fine, before the order was lifted in May after compliance.

## Coverage

- [Fox News: NYC building collapse: Timeline of deadly disaster as rescuers race to pull survivors from rubble](https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-building-collapse-timeline-deadly-disaster-rescuers-race-pull-survivors-rubble)
- [New York Times: What to Know About the Deadly Building Collapse in Brooklyn](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/nyregion/building-collapse-brooklyn-deaths-flatbush-nyc.html)
- [PBS NewsHour: Brooklyn building collapse death toll rises to 8 as rescuers search for survivors](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/brooklyn-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-8-as-rescuers-search-for-survivors)
- [Daily Mail: Boy, 10 and girl, 9, are among eight killed in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig through waterlogged wreckage to find survivors: Live updates](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16287535/brooklyn-new-york-city-building-collapse-live.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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