# Video from inside Brooklyn apartment captures moment New York City building collapsed, killing 8

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/video-from-inside-brooklyn-apartment-captures-moment-new-york-city-building-collapsed-killing-8/
- Published: 2026-11-13T18:12:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T19:49:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-inside-brooklyn-apartment-captures-moment-new-york-city-building-collapsed-killing-8
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Brooklyn building collapse killed eight people.
- At least 17 people were injured, including three firefighters.
- Excavation was under way at the neighbouring site.

## Summary

A three-storey building in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighbourhood collapsed on Wednesday, killing eight people and injuring at least 17, including three firefighters. Newly released footage from a third-floor apartment shows the building beginning to fail as a resident’s family tries to escape, bringing into focus the human impact of the collapse and the emergency response.

The video shows a nine-year-old boy and a two-year-old child in the apartment shortly before the walls break apart; their father, Anderson Velez, said he remains in shock. City Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said excavation was under way at an adjacent Bedford Avenue site, where plans for a nine-storey building have not been approved; the neighbouring property owner is also facing scrutiny over earlier construction violations and a reported ignored stop-work order.

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