Follow-Up: Injured in Flatbush, Brooklyn Building Collapse Revised to 17, Including 7 Children, With 4 Critical as Search Continues
Casualty figures from the collapse of a three-story building in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, were revised again on the evening of November 11: the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) said at a news conference that night that the death toll remained two, while the number of injured rose to at least 17, up from the at least 12 reported earlier. Four of the 17 injured were in critical condition and the rest had less serious injuries; seven children were among the injured, and one firefighter suffered minor injuries. The FDNY said it was not yet clear whether anyone remained in the rubble, and the toll could still rise.
The collapse occurred at about 4 p.m. Eastern Time on November 11 at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, a building with a store at street level and apartments above, which fell into the excavation pit of the adjacent construction site at 2625 Bedford Avenue. Into the night, firefighters kept searching the debris with search dogs, drones and floodlights. Crews had earlier pulled several people from the rubble, including a pregnant woman. Resident Anderson Velez said his wife and their two children, ages 7 and 2, had been trapped under the wreckage and were rescued and were expected to be OK. The neighboring building at 1323 Flatbush Avenue was also damaged in the collapse. New York City Emergency Management set up a reception center for affected residents at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.
The cause of the collapse has not been determined, and officials have not said whether construction work at the neighboring site contributed. Inspectors from the New York City Department of Buildings remained at the scene investigating. Officials have not yet released the identities of the two people killed. The incident is still developing.
Source: FDNY
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Photo: 图：事发楼房所在的纽约布鲁克林 Flatbush Avenue 街景（资料图，非事故现场）。CityLimitsJunction 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, the avenue where the collapsed building stood (file photo, not the scene). Photo by CityLimitsJunction, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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