New York City officials have confirmed the identities of all eight individuals killed when a three-story apartment building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Killing 2 won’t be criminally charged: DA, driver who crashed into soccer game.
Among the deceased were two children, aged 9 and 10, including 9-year-old Nicole Daniela Salvada Rodriguez.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the victims as neighbors and families, including immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Trinidad, who were establishing their lives in the city.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood, causing the wall of another adjacent residential building to shear off. Of the eight fatalities, six victims were declared dead at the scene, while two others passed away later at the hospital. In addition to the fatalities, 18 people sustained injuries, including four firefighters. As of Thursday morning, one individual remained in critical condition.
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Emergency responders and local authorities conducted a thorough search-and-rescue operation that concluded on Thursday afternoon once officials determined no further victims remained in the rubble. Officials praised the work of first responders and those caught in the initial collapse.
Mayor Mamdani highlighted the bravery of construction workers at the scene, noting that many who narrowly survived the initial collapse immediately turned back to assist in digging others out from the debris.
He credited their heroism for the lives saved during the emergency response.
