Brooklyn Apartment Building Collapses, Killing 8: What To Know
At least 17 other people were injured, including three firefighters, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, an apartment building in Brooklyn, New York's Flatbush neighborhood collapsed, resulting in at least eight fatalities. The building, located at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, crumbled into an adjacent construction site. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) stated that the cause of the collapse is still under investigation.
More than a dozen people were injured in the incident, with the death toll rising to eight by Thursday morning. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed his heartbreak, stating that several of the injured were children. The identities of the deceased have not been released.
Rescue operations continued into Thursday, with emergency responders working under extremely dangerous conditions to locate and save any remaining individuals trapped in the rubble. FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore emphasized the dangerous nature of such operations, noting that multiple people from both the building and the construction site were trapped. "This will be a prolonged operation," Bonsignore added.
Mayor Mamdani announced that the city has set up a center at the Flatbush YMCA to assist those affected or displaced by the collapse. Anyone who has not been able to contact someone they believe could have been impacted should call 311 or 212-639-9675, if outside the city.
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