One dead and multiple injured and trapped under rubble after three story building collapses in Brooklyn

Published: 17:04 EST, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 20:17 EST, 11 November 2026 A building collapse in Brooklyn left at least two people dead and multiple injured and trapped under rubble, according to officials. The three-story residential structure crumbled into an open construction site around 4pm on Wednesday on Bedford Avenue in Flatbush. Multiple people were left stuck under the rubble, including workers who were on site when the building came crashing down, the FDNY said.Two people were pronounced dead, while six others were taken to the hospital in critical condition, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a press conference. At least six others were injured, including one individual who was still trapped under the debris and communicating with first responders.He was removed on a stretcher at around 4.45pm before two others who were also trapped under the rubble were pulled out just after 6.30pm, according to NBC 4. Video from the scene showed firefighters lifting victims from the debris and onto stretchers. Other images showed clothes hanging in rooms that were exposed from the collapse. The structure started to crumble around 4pm on Wednesday on Bedford Avenue in FlatbushVictims were pulled from the rubble and wheeled away in stretchers at the sceneAn NYPD spokesperson told the Daily Mail that five people have been removed from the rubble and taken to Kings County HospitalAn NYPD spokesperson told the Daily Mail this afternoon that at least five people were removed from the rubble and taken to Kings County Hospital. Their conditions are unknown.The agency said the building appeared to be residential with a business on the ground floor. Officials advised people to avoid the area and expect street closures and traffic delays. It is unclear how many people were in the building at the time of the collapse and what caused it to tumble.The New York City Department of Buildings said inspectors are at the scene 'assisting with recovery operations and conducting structural stability inspections of nearby buildings.' The building that collapsed was perched on the edge of a lot where another one-story building had been torn down for a construction project, AP reported. Before the incident, the site was being excavated, and the building that fell filled the construction site with wood and bricks, per the report. A separate building that shared a wall with the one that fell remained standing, but some of its walls were torn off, exposing the inside. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on X that his office would share information 'as soon as we can confirm it.' A construction worker embraces a child at the scene of a partial building collapse A person is wheeled away on a stretcher after the building collapsed Firefighters respond to the scene of a building collapse in the Flatbush neighborhood The New York City Department of Buildings said inspectors are at the scene 'assisting with recovery operations and conducting structural stability inspections of nearby buildings''As emergency operations continue, please join me in holding our neighbors and the members of this community in our hearts,' he wrote. Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul said: 'My heart breaks for the family who lost a loved one in today’s building collapse in Brooklyn. I’m keeping them in my thoughts and praying for everyone affected.''My administration has reached out and offered its full support as authorities investigate what happened,' she added. This is breaking news – Updates to follow.