{
  "id": 19575431,
  "title": "One dead, several injured after New York building collapses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/one-dead-several-injured-after-new-york-building-collapses-19575431",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:44:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/12/one-dead-several-injured-after-new-york-building-collapses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A building collapse in New York resulted in one death and several injuries on Wednesday afternoon, according to city authorities. The incident occurred near a construction site in the Flatbush district of Brooklyn, around 4:00pm (2100 GMT). Images from the scene depicted a pile of rubble outside a residential property, with walls torn down to reveal interior spaces like a bedroom and a wardrobe.\n\nFirefighters were seen sifting through the debris, and US media reported that individuals were rescued from the rubble, including a child carried out on a stretcher. The New York Fire Department (FDNY) stated that they received reports of people trapped following the collapse at around 4:00pm. One person was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital, while four others were taken to the hospital in critical condition. An additional six individuals sustained minor injuries.\n\nThe cause of the building collapse remained unknown at the time of the report. The city's Department of Buildings dispatched inspectors to the scene to assist with recovery operations and conduct structural stability inspections of nearby buildings.",
  "summary": "US media reported that several people, including a child, were pulled from the rubble after a three-storey building collapsed near a construction site.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Firefighters dig through rubble after New York City building collapse traps people in wreckage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/firefighters-dig-through-rubble-after-new-york-city-building-collapse",
        "published": "2026-11-11T22:51:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "People feared trapped after building collapses in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/people-feared-trapped-after-building-collapses-in-new-york",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "One killed after New York building collapses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/one-killed-after-new-york-building-collapses",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:30:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "1 dead, 4 critically injured after building collapse in New York City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/1-dead-4-critically-injured-after-building-collapse-in-new-york-city",
        "published": "2026-11-11T23:42:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "One dead, four critical after three-storey New York building collapses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/one-dead-four-critical-after-three-storey-new-york-building-collapses",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:48:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}