At least 2 dead, more than a dozen injured, including 7 children, in Flatbush building collapse

Breaking news coverage tonight here on News 12 after a building collapsed in Flatbush, Brooklyn. And at this hour, we know two people were killed, 19 people were injured, including seven children, and four people tonight remain in critical condition. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling the collapse devastating. This is the scene on Flatbush Avenue. We've been showing you this a lot tonight. The rescue efforts, we're told, will last into the night. Now top FDNY officials say they still do not know how many people remain trapped inside or really how many people are unaccounted for at all. News 12's Mike LaMorte has been there at the scene all evening. Mike, what's the latest tonight? I mean, who could imagine the devastation that has taken place here tonight? Not the people who are standing by the dozens of these neighbors watching first responders, not the people who were walking by when that building collapsed, certainly not the people who were inside their homes as it came crumbling down. This is a very fragile and fast-moving situation, according to fire officials, one where the numbers may change at any given moment. Right now, we know 19 patients have been rescued so far. Two of them, unfortunately, have died. We don't know their ages right now. We know that four of those 19 patients are critical. 12 of them are stable. We do know that one firefighter has sustained minor injuries. One of the most alarming pieces of information that we are receiving tonight is the fact that seven patients are children. We don't know their ages yet, we just know that this is devastating for families. We know at least one of those families is a family of six. We don't know their status. We are seeing neighbors that are looking for their loved ones right now that they have not been able to get in touch and it's especially not clear how many people have been trapped inside that building or were in the building at that time. We also know that there was a construction crew that was trapped inside. This search and rescue effort by the FDNY is going to continue throughout the evening. And that's exactly why Mayor Zohran Mamdani says this community, whether or not you believe in a higher power, needs to pray for the families and the construction crews that were trapped and rescued. To ask New Yorkers to please take a moment to pray for those who passed away today and all of those who are mourning their loss, as well as for a fast and full recovery. I want to thank our city's first responders for their quick and professional response. This has been an incredibly challenging and fast-moving situation. And again, just a very fragile situation here, one that could change at any given moment. It's a horrifying reminder of just how quickly life can change. So tonight, hug your loved ones. That's the latest in Flatbush. Mike LaMorte, News 12.