# Two children among 8 dead in Brooklyn building collapse as search and rescue efforts continue

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/two-children-among-8-dead-in-brooklyn-building-collapse-as-search-and-rescue-efforts-continue/
- Published: 2026-11-12T19:26:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T19:33:52+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/two-children-among-8-dead-in-brooklyn-building-collapse-as-search-and-rescue-efforts-continue/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Eight people, including two children, died in the Brooklyn collapse.
- Search and rescue continued through heavy rain on Thursday.
- A neighbouring construction site is being investigated.

## Summary

Rescue teams were still searching for survivors on Thursday, more than a day after a three-storey building partially collapsed in Brooklyn, killing eight people. Officials said the operation would continue through heavy rain until crews could rule out anyone being trapped, and the neighbouring construction site is being investigated as a possible cause.

The dead included six adults and two children; six died at the scene and two in nearby hospitals. Only one victim had been publicly identified: 26-year-old construction worker Jose Luis Caguana. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said two victims worked at the neighbouring site, and the city is reviewing about 100 properties linked to five entities involved in its construction.

## Coverage

- [New York Post: Two children among 8 dead in Brooklyn building collapse as search and rescue efforts continue](https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/two-children-among-8-dead-in-brooklyn-building-collapse-as-search-and-rescue-efforts-continue/)
- [NPR: Casualties continue to rise after Brooklyn building collapses](https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/11/12/g-s1-153229/brooklyn-building-collapse-photos)
- [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)

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