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Brooklyn building collapse: 2 dead, 17 injured in Flatbush
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- Two people died and 17 others were injured, including four critically, after part of a three-story building collapsed at Flatbush and Bedford avenues in Brooklyn.
- Seven children were among those treated for injuries, and one firefighter sustained minor injuries.
- The building at 1321 Flatbush Ave., housing a store and apartments, collapsed into an adjacent open construction site.
- Rescue crews are searching for possible missing persons using drones, buckets, and vacuum trucks amid ongoing rubble clearance.
- Nearby buildings are being inspected by the City Department of Buildings, and the area remains closed to the public.
