A building collapses in New York, killing at least one person

A residential building partially collapsed near a construction site in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, killing at least one person and seriously injuring several others.

The collapse of a three-story building in New York (United States) on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, near a construction site, city authorities announced, left at least one person dead and several injured.

The reason for this collapse is currently unknown.

On site in Brooklyn, in the Flatbush neighborhood, firefighters are searching the rubble of the building in front of another, apparently a house, of which a section of wall has disappeared, revealing a bed or a dressing room, according to images broadcast by Agence France Presse (AFP).

Several people were pulled from the rubble, including a child, who was transported on a stretcher.

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One dead, four seriously injured

New York firefighters explained that they were alerted that people were trapped under the rubble of a building after it collapsed around 4 p.m. (10 p.m. in France), which occurred in the afternoon.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene, emergency responders said, while four others were taken to hospital in serious condition. Six more sustained minor injuries.

The city's building department explained that inspectors were on site to "assist with search operations and conduct structural stability inspections of neighboring buildings."