Rescue operations end; investigation begins on cause of deadly building collapse

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Nov 13, 2026
That's right. Well, still very much a presence here now by the NYPD,
still blocking off stretch along blocks here just throughout Flatbush
Avenue. Now, this is all as we now know that rescue efforts have ended.
That's according to the FDNY,
who says all victims trapped in the rubble have been found.
Now, they say the site in here has now been turned over
to the Department of Buildings and the NYPD for what could
be a very long investigation into what killed eight people.
The youngest victim, just nine years old.
Now take a look here.
This is video showing you the construction site
at the center of this tragedy.
Now this was all as it was covered yesterday with piles of rubble,
debris, and people's
belongings stretched along that site.
Now ring video exclusively shown first on News 12 captures
that terrifying moment part of the Flatbush Avenue building tore off,
crashing onto an active construction site Wednesday afternoon.
Now the mayor said moments after that collapse, construction workers
at the site were some of the first to jump in and dig out victims.
Despite their efforts,
two workers were among the people killed by that collapse.
Now on Thursday, as FDNY battled through the rain,
we saw them use excavators to move big chunks of debris.
Neighbors seeing that work by emergency crews unfold for hours,
still in disbelief by that aftermath.
We're literally looking at a broken facade,
there's stairwells, that's a front door.
And that collapse also left 18 people hurt.
We know one of them is in critical.
Now, again, as this community now focuses on rebuilding,
the Brooklyn Borough President has shared a full list of locations
where people who want to help those affected can stop by.
We'll be sure to share that full list
of places on our website at news12.com.
