Two people were killed and 19, including seven children, were injured when a three-story building collapsed near a construction site in Brooklyn, New York, the AP reports.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon local time in the Flatbush area. After the collapse, people were trapped under the rubble; The rescue forces carried out a search operation for several hours. In the evening, the firefighters managed to rescue a person alive from the ruins.
As mentioned, the building that collapsed is located on the border of the site where construction work and excavation of a pit were carried out. As a result of the incident, rubble from bricks and wooden buildings covered the construction site.
Dozens of firefighters, dog teams and UAVs were involved in the rescue operation. The reasons for the collapse are established.
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