Death toll after Brooklyn collapse rises to eight
Emergency services continue searching the rubble of a collapsed building next to a construction site.
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At least eight people have died in the collapse of a three-storey building in Brooklyn, according to the mayor of New York. Rescue workers continued searching on Thursday for people who may be trapped beneath the rubble.
The collapse happened on Wednesday at the edge of a construction site. According to Associated Press, the building collapsed next to a site where foundations were being dug for a new building. The precise cause has not yet been established and is being investigated by the authorities in New York.
The fire service and other emergency services continued searching the rubble on Thursday. AP had earlier reported a total of nineteen registered victims. It is unclear how many of them were injured.
The death toll has been revised several times since earlier reports. According to AP, there were initially reports of two deaths, later rising to five. The mayor announced the increase to eight on Thursday. The cause of the collapse is still being investigated.
New York’s fire commissioner said earlier that it was unclear how many people might still be in the collapse zone and that the rescue operation could take a long time. As long as the search continues, the reported number of victims may still change.
For local residents and relatives of those affected, the rescue operation is the focus; for the city, the question also arises of how the construction site and the adjacent building could exist alongside each other. Public sources contain no conclusion yet about a breach, negligence or responsibility on the part of any specific party.
The incident is also relevant beyond New York because it shows how difficult oversight of existing buildings and adjacent construction activity can be. That is general context, not an indication that a similar breach has already been established in this case. The next reliable information will probably come from the rescue operation and the city’s technical investigation.
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The new victim figures and the continuing search have been attributed by AP to the mayor of New York. The cause and liability have deliberately been presented as unknown.
- confirmed At least eight people died in the collapse. — AP attributes this to the mayor of New York. source
- confirmed The building had three storeys and stood next to a construction site. — AP describes the collapse at the edge of a construction site. source
- confirmed Nineteen people were registered as victims. — AP refers to a total of nineteen known victims in its earlier reporting. source
- confirmed The cause and responsibility have not yet been established. — AP reports that the cause is being investigated and names no established party responsible. source
Editor's note
The confirmed points are a death toll of at least eight, the location in Brooklyn and the continuing search. The cause and any responsibility remain unknown.Sources
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