‘Who will be held accountable?’: fatal Brooklyn building collapse devastates community
New York City officials have confirmed at least eight casualties – six adults and two children – in the collapseFlatbush Ave in Flatbush, New York, stood still and in shock after a three-story apartment building collapsed on Wednesday afternoon near a…
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What we know about Brooklyn building collapse that killed eight people
Two construction workers and two children were killed when a residential building fell into an adjacent construction site on Wednesday.
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‘How does a building just fall?’ Neighbours grieve after deadly Brooklyn building collapse
The accident rattled the usually calm immigrant neighbourhood of Flatbush, New York. At least eight residents, including two children, died in the rubble.
Read MoreBrooklyn building collapse kills at least 8 and injures 17 as search continues
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says crews are working through ‘extremely dangerous conditions’ to find anyone trappedRescue crews continued to search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, New York, at first light on Thursday as the death…
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New York building collapse kills at least two, officials say
A dangerous search for survivors continues after a three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon.
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Survivor pulled from rubble of deadly building collapse in New York
Two people are dead and several others injured as rescuers scour the debris in Brooklyn.
Read MoreBrooklyn building collapse kills at least one, traps others in wreckage
Three-story building was at the edge of a construction site where another edifice had been demolishedFirefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn on Wednesday after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at…
Read MoreSix people dead and seven injured after fire at Brooklyn home
Hundreds of first responders worked to control the blaze, and a lithium-ion battery was found at the sceneSix people died in a fire that roared through a residential home in New York City early on Thursday and seven others were injured, including three…
Read MoreSolder-darity forever: how ‘fixit’ clubs are helping Americans save money and make new friends
Community repair clinics around the country are teaching people how to fix their belongings and push back against throwaway cultureOn a recent Monday night, a volunteer-run workspace in Brooklyn, New York, bustled with dozens of fixers. Some tinkered…
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