New York: At least 8 dead following the collapse of an apartment building and investigation of 100 construction sites.
Against the background of heavy rain, rescue teams in New York continued to search for victims under the ruins of an apartment building that collapsed in a Brooklyn neighborhood, leaving at least 8 dead, including two children and two construction workers, and 18 injured, including 4 firefighters. Mayor Zahran Mamdani ordered the opening of an investigation involving five construction companies and 100 related sites, after official records revealed that the excavation work at the site near the collapsed building included rock blasting.
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