{
  "id": 19589609,
  "title": "NYC building collapses in Brooklyn, killing 2 and trapping people in wreckage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nyc-building-collapses-in-brooklyn-killing-2-and-trapping-people-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:29:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/12/nyc-building-collapses-in-brooklyn-killing-2-and-trapping-people-in-wreckage_6778345_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A three-story apartment building collapsed in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. According to CBS News, the collapse occurred just after 4 p.m. at 1321 Flatbush Ave., causing the side of an adjacent building at 1323 Flatbush Ave. to be torn off. The New York City Fire Department reported that part of the building fell into an open construction site.\n\nCasualty reports vary across outlets. CBS News stated that two people were killed and at least 17 others were injured, including seven children. In contrast, Khaosod English and Arutz Sheva - Israel National News reported at least one death, while Jerusalem Post cited ABC News reporting one person killed and 12 injured. Regarding the injured, Le Monde English reported at least 10 people were hospitalized, with four in critical condition. CBS News reported that of the injured, four were in critical condition and 13 were stable, including one firefighter with minor injuries. Jerusalem Post, citing ABC News, reported six people were in critical condition and six sustained minor injuries.\n\nRescuers, including firefighters and a search dog, worked to clear debris from the site. WABC footage showed a person being pulled alive from the rubble approximately two and a half hours after the collapse. Jerusalem Post, citing ABC News, noted that firefighters pulled a woman from the rubble just after 6:30 p.m. and rescued four more people later that Wednesday. The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Brooklyn building collapse kills at least one and traps others in wreckage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/brooklyn-building-collapse-kills-at-least-one-and-traps-others-in",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:06:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "At least 1 killed in Brooklyn apartment building collapse, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/at-least-1-killed-in-brooklyn-apartment-building-collapse-officials",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:50:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "One dead, 12 injured in partial building collapse in Brooklyn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/one-dead-12-injured-in-partial-building-collapse-in-brooklyn",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:50:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "At least one dead, 10 injured in Brooklyn building collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/at-least-one-dead-10-injured-in-brooklyn-building-collapse",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:15:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Three-storey building collapses in Brooklyn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/three-storey-building-collapses-in-brooklyn",
        "published": "2026-11-12T01:50:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Building collapse in Brooklyn kills at least one, injures 10",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/building-collapse-in-brooklyn-kills-at-least-one-injures-10",
        "published": "2026-11-12T02:26:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}