00:03At least eight people have died, while others have been trapped in the rubble after a three-story
00:08building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, at the edge of a construction site on Wednesday
00:12afternoon.
00:13Officials said that at least 17 people have been hospitalized, four in critical condition,
00:19while some 250 firefighters and police officers searched through the rubble.
00:24In a show of support, New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani visited the site.
00:30DOB and our law enforcement partners will be leading an investigation into the cause of
00:35this building collapse.
00:36As soon as we have more information on this, we will share it directly with New Yorkers.
00:41This was a devastating collapse, and we know that it affects the lives of many New Yorkers
00:47who live here on Flatbush.
00:48As we rebuild, the City of New York will stand alongside those impacted at every step of
00:54the way.
00:55One official from New York's fire department said that they expect that more people could
01:00be pulled from the rubble as this operation progresses.
01:04The City's buildings commissioners said the building failed when construction workers were
01:09digging an empty lot next door for a new building.
01:12We'll see you as well.
01:12Well, everyone.
