# Excavation work eyed as potential cause of devastating Brooklyn building collapse that killed 8

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8 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 12, 2026, 6:15 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/negligent-excavation-work-eyed-as-cause-of-devastating-brooklyn-building-collapse-which-killed-eight-preventable/>

The three-story Flatbush apartment building caved into the adjacent lot Wednesday afternoon as the excavation work was underway -- prompting Mayor Zohran Mamdani to order a review of about 100 properties across the city linked to "five entities" involved in the construction.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 3:38 PM: [8 dead, including 2 children, after building collapses in Brooklyn](<https://abcnews.com/US/rescue-operations-underway-after-building-collapses-brooklyn-new/story?id=138059620>) — ABC News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  A three-story building collapsed into an adjacent excavation site, where workers were on scene, according to an FDNY dispatch.
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:05 PM: [At least 8 killed, 17 hurt in Brooklyn building collapse](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brooklyn-building-collapse-bedford-avenue/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
  A major technical rescue operation was ongoing, involving hundreds of firefighters.
- Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 PM: [Officials: At Least 2 Killed, 17 Hospitalized After Brooklyn Building Collapse](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxQWWFVMU5XRUx1cFJfRmMzazBITEtqdHNWUS1RSG8zRXhFb2xoV3FvM3FaaXRkRkYtTHRNakI2NkU0LVQ1S2xiRXdZbjJXTGdZSzY5SDZiU0owdmlwQUh5NkVhbVF4bWpUREZZemV1ajlJNjIwaE9kcmVsRVhNbzd3aTRSbWZEdENOTC16d2ZleUlFeER6aW1YdGpYeEFGRTlhVnc?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:54 AM: [Death toll rises to 8 in Brooklyn building collapse](<https://www.ms.now/news/death-toll-rises-in-brooklyn-building-collapse>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left)
  The dead included two children after the 3-story mixed-use structure went down near a construction site Wednesday, the mayor said. At least 18 others were injured.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:00 AM: [What to Know About the Deadly Building Collapse in Brooklyn](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/nyregion/building-collapse-brooklyn-deaths-flatbush-nyc.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-story building in Flatbush collapsed on Wednesday, officials said.
- Nov 12, 2026, 11:19 AM: [Brooklyn Apartment Building Collapses, Killing 8: What To Know](<https://time.com/article/2026/11/12/brooklyn-new-york-apartment-building-collapse-death-toll-search-rescue-operations/>) — Time (Magazine, United States, rated Lean left)
  Eighteen people were wounded in the incident, including one person who is in critical condition, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:50 PM: [New York building collapse kills 8, including 2 children](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-york-building-collapse-kills-8-including-2-children>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  New York officials say they've ended their rescue operations at the site of a collapsed building in Brooklyn and that there are no more victims inside. The collapse killed at least eight people, including two children, and injured dozens more. William Brangham reports.
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:15 PM: [Excavation work eyed as potential cause of devastating Brooklyn building collapse that killed 8](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/negligent-excavation-work-eyed-as-cause-of-devastating-brooklyn-building-collapse-which-killed-eight-preventable/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  The three-story Flatbush apartment building caved into the adjacent lot Wednesday afternoon as the excavation work was underway -- prompting Mayor Zohran Mamdani to order a review of about 100 properties across the city linked to "five entities" involved in the construction.