# When Disaster Hit Next Door in Flatbush

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/when-disaster-hit-next-door-in-flatbush/
- Published: 2026-11-14T22:45:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T09:26:25+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/nyregion/flatbush-building-collapse-neighbors.html
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A Brooklyn building collapse killed eight people and injured many more.
- The neighbouring Coleman family escaped their home, which was torn open.
- Their cat, Issac, remained missing as they sought temporary shelter.

## Summary

A building collapse at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn on Wednesday killed eight people and injured more than twice that number. The neighbouring Coleman family’s home was torn open, leaving them suddenly homeless and shaken; their account shows how the disaster affected residents who survived as well as those directly caught in the collapse.

Sheena Coleman was at home with her six-year-old son when she heard a roar and found a large hole in her daughter’s bedroom wall, with the hallway and stairs exposed to the street. Firefighters helped her and her son escape, while her 13-year-old daughter returned from the park to find the family outside. The family was staying in a Brooklyn hotel on Friday, worried about their missing cat, Issac, as the state attorney general and city officials called for accountability.

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