00:03At least eight people have died, while others have been trapped in the rubble after a three-story building collapsed
00:09in Brooklyn, New York, at the edge of a construction site on Wednesday afternoon. Officials said that at least 17
00:15people have been hospitalized, four in critical condition, while some 250 firefighters and police officers searched through the rubble. In
00:24a 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 this building collapse. As soon
00:37as we have more information on this, we will share it directly with New Yorkers. This was a devastating collapse,
00:43and we know that it affects the lives of many New Yorkers who live here on Flatbush. As we rebuild,
00:50the city of New York will stand alongside those impacted at every step of the way.
00:55One official from New York's Fire Department said that they expect that more people could be pulled from the rubble
01:01as this operation progresses. The city's buildings commissioners said the building fell when construction workers were digging an empty lot
01:09next door for a new building.
01:12I see you next year.
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