1 dead, 12 hurt in New York City building collapse, authorities say

One person died and 12 others were hurt — six critically — after a building collapsed at the edge of a construction site in New York City, a senior official said, sparking a frantic search by firefighters combing through large piles of rubble.

The collapse occurred around 4 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Bedford and Flatbush avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) said. It was not known what caused or led up to it.

The FDNY said two people were removed from the rubble soon after the collapse. Arial footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring for others, with at least two who were trapped in the wreckage. A senior city official later said those two were in the process of being freed just before 5 p.m.

One person died and six were in critical condition as a result of the collapse, according to FDNY officials. Six others suffered less serious injuries, the FDNY said.

Video from NBC New York’s Chopper 4 showed firefighters pull an injured person from the rubble around 4:45 p.m. He was taken away on a stretcher. Another person was seen being taken away on a stretcher just…

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