{
  "id": 19717832,
  "title": "New York City building collapse kills 8, mayor expands probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/new-york-city-building-collapse-kills-8-mayor-expands-probe-19717832",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:23:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1576474/new-york-city-building-collapse-kills-8-mayor-expands-probe"
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  "account": "On Thursday, rescue teams in New York City worked through heavy rain to find no more victims in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, killing at least eight people. Mayor Zohran Mamdani subsequently ordered an investigation into several linked construction sites. The collapse occurred the previous day in Brooklyn, around 4pm. Mamdani stated the city would examine five companies connected to a construction site near the collapsed building, as well as 100 more sites tied to those companies. The construction site had begun excavation work earlier in the year, as revealed by historical satellite imagery. An official notice filed by a construction company in September indicated the work would involve rock blasting, according to official records. Among those killed were six people and two others who died from their injuries, two of the deceased being children. The six adults killed included two construction workers. Nineteen people were injured in the collapse and its aftermath, including four firefighters who participated in the rescue effort. The apartment building, which accommodated immigrant families, was constructed in 1930 and comprised four residential units, as per official records. Two Ecuadorians among the dead. The building collapsed, destroying a wall of an adjacent residential block, exposing a staircase, closets, and a bedroom. Three other addresses on the same street were evacuated as a precaution until safety inspections could be conducted. Rescue work by approximately 250 personnel continued around the clock on Thursday. Fire Department Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore assured reporters that they would remain until they were 100% certain there were no more people trapped.",
  "summary": "NEW YORK: Rescue teams worked through torrential rain on Thursday and found no more victims in the rubble of a New York City apartment building collapse that killed at least eight people, prompting Mayor Zohran Mamdani to order an investigation into dozens of linked construction sites.",
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    "Eight killed in New York City building collapse on Thursday",
    "Mayor Zohran Mamdani expands probe to five companies and 100 sites",
    "Collapse occurred in Brooklyn around 4pm, exposing bedroom"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "At least eight people dead in New York building collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/at-least-eight-people-dead-in-new-york-building-collapse",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:51:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "At least eight people dead in New York building collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/at-least-eight-people-dead-in-new-york-building-collapse-19692257",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:51:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "New York City building collapse kills 8; mayor expands probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/new-york-city-building-collapse-kills-8-mayor-expands-probe",
        "published": "2026-11-12T21:46:48.000Z"
      }
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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."
}