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Brooklyn building collapse kills at least one and traps others in wreckage

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Three-story building was at the edge of a construction site where another edifice had been demolishedFirefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn on Wednesday after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at least one person and trapping others beneath the wreckage.Firefighters were called to the scene in the borough’s Flatbush section at about 4pm. News helicopter footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring the debris, with a group homing in on one area and appearing to use a saw to cut through the wreckage.

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  1. CNN3-story Brooklyn building collapses
  2. GuardianBrooklyn building collapse kills at least one and traps others in wreckageThree-story building was at the edge of a construction site where another edifice had been demolishedFirefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn on Wednesday after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at least one person and trapping others beneath the wreckage.Firefighters were called to the scene in the borough’s Flatbush section at about 4pm. News helicopter footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring the debris, with a group homing in on one area and appearing to use a saw to cut through the wreckage.
  3. Washington ExaminerAt least one dead after Brooklyn apartment building collapsesAt least one person is dead and multiple people are injured after a building in New York City collapsed on Wednesday, according to authorities. One was found dead on the scene, at least 12 more are injured, and others are still trapped after the three-story building on 1321 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn fully collapsed, a
  4. New York Times(subscription required)Brooklyn Building Collapses, Killing 1 and Injuring Others in Flatbush, NYThe three-story structure in Flatbush collapsed just after 4 p.m. Wednesday. People were trapped at the site.
  5. Fox NewsOne dead, several pulled from rubble after NYC building collapse; search underway for others feared trappedEmergency crews are on the scene after a building collapsed in Brooklyn. Search-and-rescue operations are underway, and the surrounding area has been evacuated.
  6. APFirefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 1 and traps people in wreckage
  7. ABC NewsBrooklyn building collapse leaves at least 1 person dead; rescue operations underwayAt least one person is dead and a dozen others injured after a building collapsed in Brooklyn, according to New York City authorities.The FDNY said rescue operations are underway after responding to reports of people trapped following a building collapse in the Flatbush neighborhood.A three-story building collapsed into an open excavation site, where workers were on scene, according to an FDNY dispatch. The wall of another three-story building that now stands next to the site was also shorn off, exposing apartments.Angelina Katsanis/Reuters - PHOTO: Emergency personnel work at the scene of a…