Brooklyn building collapse scenes show Flatbush neighborhood reaction, firefighters response

Two children and six adults, including two construction workers, were killed as a three-story apartment building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a midday news conference on Thursday, Nov. 12. The tragic incident was caused by "unsafe construction operations at the adjacent property," according to the New York City Department of Buildings.

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