Eight Dead, 17 Injured in New York Building Collapse

At least eight people have been killed and 17 others injured after a three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed the casualties in a statement, adding that three firefighters were among those injured.

The city’s fire department said four of the injured were in hospital in critical condition.

Emergency crews continued searching through the wreckage as rescue operations remained ongoing. Footage from the scene showed firefighters pulling a survivor from the debris on a stretcher.

A reporter at the scene described the situation as chaotic, saying the entire front section of the building had been ripped away.

The building contained apartments, and authorities have launched an investigation to establish what caused the sudden collapse.

The number of casualties and the extent of the damage have raised concerns as emergency workers continue their search of the wreckage.