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  "id": 19899454,
  "title": "Father whose wife and sons were inside Brooklyn building during collapse shares his story",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/father-whose-wife-and-sons-were-inside-brooklyn-building-during",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T01:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/father-whose-wife-and-sons-were-inside-brooklyn-building-during-collapse-shares-his-story/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A three-story residential building in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday while workers were digging at an adjacent construction site. The disaster killed eight people, including two children ages 9 and 10, according to city officials. The victims included six men, a boy, and a girl, according to The Guardian US. Eighteen people were injured, including four firefighters, with one person reported to be in critical condition Friday morning.\n\nSurvivors recounted the terror of the collapse during a news conference on Friday. Ciahola Lawrence, who lived in a neighboring building with a shared wall, said she woke from a nap to find her apartment wall gone, exposing her to dust and debris. Anderson Velez, who was outside the building when it fell, watched video of the collapse while his wife and two children were inside. Mamadou Mouctar Balde had stepped out to buy groceries when the collapse occurred; his pregnant wife was pulled alive from the rubble, but two of his roommates died.\n\nNew York officials, including building inspectors and prosecutors, are investigating the cause of the collapse.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Watch: CCTV captures chilling moment Brooklyn apartment building collapses, killing 8",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/watch-cctv-captures-chilling-moment-brooklyn-apartment-building",
        "published": "2026-11-13T17:08:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Officials name victims of fatal Brooklyn building collapse as investigation widens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/officials-name-victims-of-fatal-brooklyn-building-collapse-as",
        "published": "2026-11-13T20:02:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Survivors of the deadly Brooklyn building collapse recall shock, terror and grief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/survivors-of-the-deadly-brooklyn-building-collapse-recall-shock",
        "published": "2026-11-13T20:08:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH: Brooklyn community leaders, residents hold meeting on building collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/watch-brooklyn-community-leaders-residents-hold-meeting-on-building",
        "published": "2026-11-13T20:44:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}