Firefighters working to recover survivors in deadly building collapse in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, N.Y., – CNN is reporting multiple people, including at least one child, are now confirmed dead after a three-story building collapsed Wednesday afternoon. More than a dozen others were hurt when the building on Flatbush Avenue caved in next to an active construction site.
About 250 emergency crews have been working into the night, pulling a pregnant woman alive from the wreckage.
According to fire officials, the scene is “a very unstable situation,” and there is concern about a secondary collapse.
Stay tuned for updates from this developing story.
