Brooklyn building collapse kills 8; three nearby buildings vacated
BROOKLYN – November 13, 2026 -- Eight people are dead and 18 are injured, 26 casualties in all by our count, after a three-story building collapsed into an adjacent construction pit at Flatbush and Bedford Avenues. The first 911 call came at 4:01 p.m. Wednesday, according to the FDNY. Rescue operations ended Thursday afternoon, after crews found no more victims.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the dead are six adults, including two construction workers, and two children. The injured include four firefighters. One person is in critical condition, and Mamdani said most of those still in hospital are stable.
FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said separately that the victims include seven children. That conflicts with the mayor's count of two. Law enforcement sources identified a 9-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy among the dead.