BUILDING COLLAPSE IN NEW YORK FLATBUSH KILLING 5 INJURING 19 INCLUDING 7 CHILDREN
Written by Michael Thervil
[BUILDING COLLAPSE NEW YORK FLATBUSH] At roughly 4pm, five people have been declared dead, and another 19 people have been injured and four of the 19 are in critical condition after a three-story mixed-use building collapsed in the Bedford and Flatbush intersection in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York. It has also been reported that of the 19people injured seven are children. With the collapse of the first building, officials are working under an abundance of caution as they believe that the adjacent building may collapse as well. Rescue workers and operations are currently underway. Search and rescue K-9's have also been deployed searching for possible trapped victims as well.
While the exact cause of the collapse is currently unknown and being investigated, it has been established that a construction crew was working next door to the collapsed building and that may have been conducting excavation work. This is not the only building that is cause for concern as a building started buckling this past July. Currently, emergency deployment teams are moving in a methodical manner to ensure not only the integrity of the scene but to not cause any other “disturbances” that could cause further collapse.
All available resources including drones are being used to locate any other remaining survivors or the discovery of any deceased trapped underneath the ruble. This is a time sensitive and developing story, we will keep you informed as events and discoveries unfold.
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