First responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on November 11, 2026.
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At least eight people have died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City’s Mayor said on Thursday (November 12, 2026), as firefighters kept digging through the rubble to find others who may be trapped beneath the wreckage.
The building came down on Wednesday afternoon (November 11, 2026). At least 17 people have been injured, including three firefighters, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
“There are no words for a loss of this magnitude,” Mr. Mamdani posted on X. “My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we have lost, those who are injured and everyone grieving today.”
At least 17 people were hospitalised with injuries, including four in critical condition after the building came on down Wednesday afternoon. The New York City Fire Department confirmed the additional deaths, and the other two deaths were announced on Wednesday (November 11, 2026).
A search dog and a police officer work at the scene of a partial building collapse where, according to local reports, people are trapped in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on November 11, 2026.
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“This has been an incredibly challenging and fast-moving situation, with precarious wreckage to navigate and dangerous voids beneath the surface,” Mr. Mamdani said at a news conference on Wednesday (November 11, 2026). “This type of rescue is exactly what the FDNY trains for.”
Heavy rain was forecast for the city on Thursday afternoon (November 12, 2026). It wasn’t immediately known how that would affect search efforts.
The cause of the collapse was under investigation, but New York City’s buildings commissioner, Ahmed Tigani, noted that when the building fell, construction workers were excavating an empty lot next door for a new building.
Published – November 12, 2026 08:07 am IST
