Brooklyn building collapse kills eight and injures 18

Eight people, including two children, died when an apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday, according to Time. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said 18 people were injured, including four firefighters and one person in critical condition. Six of the people who died were adults. Two of the dead were construction workers at an adjacent site, the mayor said.

The New York City Fire Department said crews began search-and-rescue operations around 4 p.m. More than 250 first responders were at the site. The department said on Thursday that it had concluded rescue operations and found no more victims. City officials are investigating the collapse, including the adjacent construction site, and the mayor said the city’s Department of Buildings and law enforcement officials are leading the investigation. Scientific American also reported at least eight deaths and more than a dozen injuries, but its report text was unavailable.