The death toll from a building collapse in New York has risen to two, with some of the injured in critical condition, reported city official Zohran Mamdani.
"It is with deep pain that I report that, at this moment, at least two New Yorkers have died. More than 10 people have been taken to local hospitals with injuries, ranging from critical to non-life-threatening," Mamdani told reporters.
He added that 250 firefighters and emergency medical personnel are working at the scene.
A three-story building in the New York borough of Brooklyn collapsed overnight into Thursday.
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The collapse occurred at approximately 4.01 pm local time (2101GMT) at 1321 Flatbush Avenue, prompting a major emergency response, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore told reporters.
ReplyDeleteMultiple people inside the residential building and at the neighboring construction site were trapped following the collapse, Bonsignore said.
Un edificio cercano a una obra en construcción en Brooklyn (Nueva York) colapsó este miércoles 11 de noviembre , poco después de las 16:00 (hora local), y dejó al menos dos personas muertas y 19 heridas, informó el alcalde de la ciudad, Zohran Mamdani.
ReplyDeleteEl derrumbe ocurrió cuando la estructura de tres plantas cayó en un gran socavón abierto en el terreno de la construcción contigua. El impacto desgajó la pared de un edificio adyacente y dejó una escalera, una cama y varios armarios expuestos a la intemperie.