2 dead in New York building collapse

We go now to New York, to Brooklyn, after a three-story building collapsed, two people dead. Mayor Mamdani speaking. Right now, we listen in. All of those who are mourning their loss, as well as for a fast and full recovery, for all those who are injured, we will continue to update New Yorkers with more information as we have it. Thank our city's first responders for their quick and professional response. This has been an incredibly challenging and fascinating situation with precarious wreckage to navigate and dangerous voids beneath the surface. This type of rescue is exactly what the FDNY trains for. 250 firefighters and EMS personnel responded and have worked tirelessly to secure the scene and rescue those who were trapped. I want to thank every other agency who has contributed to this whole-of-government response. In addition to the FDNY, NYSEM, NYPD, DOB, and HBD are all on site. And we are grateful for the support from both utility providers and the Red Cross who are also on site. NYSEM and the Red Cross have opened a reception center for impacted and displaced residents at the Flatbush YMCA at 1401 Flatbush Avenue. And as emergency services respond, Flatbush Avenue is closed. Clarendon Avenue to Bedford Avenue. I want to ask New Yorkers to continue to avoid the area so that rescue teams can get here to the scene and do their work. DOB and our law enforcement partners will be leading an investigation to the cause of this building collapse. As soon as we have more information on this, we'll share it directly with New Yorkers. This was a devastating collapse and we know that it affects the lives of many New Yorkers who live here on Flatbush. As we rebuild, The city of New York will stand alongside those impacted in every step of the way. Thank you, and now I will pass it over to our FDNY Commissioner, William Bonacore. Mayor, good evening. This afternoon, at approximately 4.01 p.m., a call came in for a collapse at 1321 Flatbush Avenue here in Brooklyn. This was a major technical response at a three-story multiple dwelling that collapsed into an adjacent construction site. All right. Multiple people from the building at the construction site were trapped. Fire and EMS units responded within one minute, and more than 250 firefighters and EMS personnel are We are currently operating on scene. In coordination with NYPD, MISA, the Department of Buildings, the Red Cross, HPD, and our utility companies, we have been working for hours to do all we can to help anyone who may have been injured in this collapse. We do not know how many people are still in the collapse zone, and this will be a prolonged operation. Its cause is under investigation. Currently, and this is subject to change, we have 19 patients. 19 patients, sadly, we have two that are deceased, four that are critical, 12 that are stable, and we also have one firefighter with minor injuries. Of those 19, seven are children. We won't be talking about their ages at this point. We expect that there could be more people as this operation progresses. Units are performing dangerous and heroic work. Thanks to social media and our local news, I know there is already a tremendous amount of video of the rescue efforts performed by our firefighters and rescue paramedics and fellow first responders. Dangerous and perilous conditions, working as teams to remove debris carefully and to not injure the patients or themselves. Collapse operations are extremely dangerous because, as you know, the risk of disrupting the piles by moving too quickly, that can have a detrimental consequence. Every move is choreographed and critically important for patient outcomes and member safety. They have been working methodically and have not stopped since they arrived here this afternoon. There you have words from the FDNY commissioner out of Brooklyn, New York. A little hard to hear, but the main takeaway from this news conference is the number of dead in that building collapse is now up to two, and they have 19 patients. Two are in critical condition. This was a three-story dwelling that collapsed into a construction site. So we have among the injured some construction workers that were taken to the hospital. The mayor of New York, Mayor Zoran Mamdani, also spoke, talking about it being a devastating collapse. Fox 11 here in Los Angeles will keep a watch on this.