- Search crews continue looking for survivors after a three-story apartment building collapsed in Brooklyn, killing at least eight people, including two children, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
- The building gave way on Wednesday afternoon while workers were digging at a neighboring construction site, leaving at least 18 people injured, including four firefighters.
- The victims killed and injured include individuals from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Trinidad, with two construction workers among the deceased.
- New York Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore stated that search efforts remain a rescue operation as excavators clear heavy debris to search beneath.
- Mamdani ordered safety inspections at approximately 100 building sites associated with the companies involved in the project.
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