At least 6 killed, 19 hurt in Brooklyn building collapse, officials say

Updated on: November 12, 2026 / 7:00 AM EST / CBS New York

At least six people were killed and 19 others injured Wednesday in Brooklyn when one building collapsed and a second was significantly damaged, authorities said.

The collapse occurred just after 4 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday at a three-story building on Flatbush Avenue near Bedford Avenue in Flatbush.

The New York City Police Department said a building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. was completely collapsed, while the side of an adjacent building at 1323 Flatbush Ave. was torn off in the process.

According to police, the building that fully collapsed was occupied by residents at the time. Photos and video from the scene showed the exposed interiors of stairwells and apartments in the neighboring building. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.

The site next to those two buildings was vacant and under construction, and multiple people from both the collapsed building and the construction site were trapped, officials said.

More than 250 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the site. New York City Fire Department Chief of Department John Esposito said a fire company that was in the neighborhood arrived on the scene less than one minute…

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