{"id":109345,"date":"2026-11-13T03:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/death-toll-from-building-collapse-in-nyc-climbs-as-site-excavation-begins\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T03:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:25:15","slug":"death-toll-from-building-collapse-in-nyc-climbs-as-site-excavation-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/death-toll-from-building-collapse-in-nyc-climbs-as-site-excavation-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from building collapse in NYC climbs as site excavation begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The death toll rose to eight Thursday after a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/live-updates\/brooklyn-building-collapse-search-survivors\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Brooklyn building collapsed<\/a><\/span> and an adjacent building was significantly damaged.<\/p>\n<p>A three-story, multi-use building on Flatbush Avenue collapsed into a nearby construction site just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, tearing off the side of another building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least eight people were killed and 17\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/brooklyn-building-collapse-survivor-rescued\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">others were injured<\/a><\/span> as of Thursday afternoon, according to the FDNY. Six people were found dead at the scene, and two died at the hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that this morning they pulled out, I believe a couple of construction workers that were on site last night, which added to the death toll this morning,&#8221; said Councilwoman Farrah Louis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The structure was fully occupied by residents, and workers were in the construction pit performing excavation work at the time of the collapse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews worked through the night under floodlights with the help of drones and K-9 units to get through the massive piles of rubble.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video showed dozens of firefighters at the scene Thursday morning searching for additional victims. First responders also used machinery to excavate debris.<\/p>\n<p>The FDNY completed its rescue operations just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday after searching the entire site and determining there were no remaining victims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/6019c08a-2fd7-4320-a509-75813850a43a\/thumbnail\/620x414\/4062ec8ea11e215e5f33d8fce4e5e8ca\/gettyimages-2304235556-1.jpg#\" alt=\"US-BUILDING-COLLAPSE-NEW YORK \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/6019c08a-2fd7-4320-a509-75813850a43a\/thumbnail\/620x414\/4062ec8ea11e215e5f33d8fce4e5e8ca\/gettyimages-2304235556-1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/11\/12\/6019c08a-2fd7-4320-a509-75813850a43a\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/c7291407656c88fbc60d53584c6fcc03\/gettyimages-2304235556-1.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Members of the New York City Fire Department and first responders search for victims in the rubble a day after a building collapsed in Brooklyn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Charly Triballeau\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The building collapse site has now been turned over to the Department of Buildings and the NYPD. Officials are trying to determine what caused the ground to give way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident devastating, praising first responders for executing a grueling, high-risk technical operation.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rescue workers have spent the night searching the site of yesterday&#8217;s building collapse, working under extremely dangerous conditions to find and save anyone who may still be trapped. I am heartbroken that eight New Yorkers have now lost their lives and at least 17 have been injured, including three firefighters. There are no words for a loss of this magnitude,&#8221; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYCMayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>\u00a0Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are conducting comprehensive reviews of the conditions at the collapsed building and neighboring construction site. Investigators said developers have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/brooklyn-building-collapse-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">active permits<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for excavation and foundation work associated with a new building project.<\/p>\n<p>Records revealed the site had been cited for violations months before the disaster. 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