- At least eight people were killed and 17 others injured after a three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed into an open construction site on Wednesday afternoon.
- Hundreds of emergency responders, including fire and police officials using sniffer dogs, drones, and saws, conducted an intensive overnight rescue operation to search through the rubble.
- Among those rescued alive from the wreckage were two young children and a six-month pregnant woman who was pulled out conscious before being rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
- New York City Fire Department officials cautioned that search efforts will continue for several days to clear the entire site, facing risks of potential secondary collapses and incoming rain.
- City authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of the disaster, while residents of an adjacent building sharing a wall with the collapsed structure were safely evacuated.
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