Brooklyn Building Collapse Kills Eight, Mamdani Calls Deaths Senseless
WHO:
NY Post - The collapse killed eight people and injured 18, according to the article.
NBC News - Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed the collapse at a news conference with emergency officials. At least eight people, including two children, died, and 17 others were injured, officials said.
The New York Times - The eight victims included cousins of elementary-school age, construction workers from Ecuador and Guatemala, and delivery and Amazon workers from Guinea.
The New York Times - The victims identified in the article were Nicole Daniela Salvala Rodriguez, 9; Kevin Santiago Reyes Gonzalez, 10; Juan Daniel Salvada Guzman, 31; Edgar Santiago Sapón Gutierrez, 26; Mamadou Bhoye Barry, 23; Mamadou Bhoye N’Diaye, 31; José Luis Caguana, 26; and Gabriel Siguencia, 22.
The New York Times - Gutierrez was a construction worker from Guatemala, had migrated three years earlier, and had a wife and 6-year-old son.
The New York Times - Barry was a food delivery worker from Guinea; relatives said he was preparing for a night shift when the building collapsed. He was pulled from the rubble and pronounced dead at the scene.
The New York Times - N’Diaye, Barry’s relative and an Amazon worker, was recovered about an hour before Barry but remained unidentified for much of the day. His brother Habib N’Diaye, 32, and cousin Abubakar Diallo, 47, waited for information.
The New York Times - Caguana was an Ecuadorian construction worker with a 4-year-old son; his wife was pregnant and expecting a child that month. He had recently found work after unemployment.
The New York Times - Siguencia came from Ecuador and began work as a carpenter at the site about two weeks before the collapse. His family said he arrived in New York in March 2025.
The New York Times - Public Advocate Jumaane Williams comforted a man whose wife had been rescued from the rubble.
WHAT:
The New York Times - A police report and accounts from family and friends described the victims as including a DoorDash delivery worker from Guinea.
NY Post - Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a review of about 100 city properties linked to “five entities” involved in the construction.
The New York Times - Relatives of Edgar Santiago Sapón Gutierrez searched for him at a morgue and returned to the collapse site around 5 or 6 a.m.; his uncle, Eliseo Vásquez Talé, said, “Unfortunately our government is corrupt.”
The New York Times - Mamadou Bhoye N’Diaye’s cousin Abubakar Diallo criticized the lack of information from authorities, saying, “What is he going to tell his mother back home?”
The New York Times - José Luis Caguana immigrated from Ecuador to New York at least four years earlier.
The New York Times - Gabriel Siguencia’s mother, Leanor Yupa, and his father waited at the site overnight; after hearing he had died, Yupa dropped to her knees and screamed.
NY Post - Ring video obtained by News12 showed part of the three-story building falling away and crashing to the ground in a cloud of dust.
NBC News - Mamdani said eight people had died “senselessly.”
The New York Times - Six people died at the building and adjacent construction site; two others were rescued alive but later died at hospitals, Mamdani said.
The New York Times - Firefighters halted rescue operations after determining there were no remaining victims in the rubble.
The New York Times - Another 18 people, including some firefighters, were injured, Mamdani said. Officials had not determined the cause of the collapse.
The New York Times - Mamdani called it “a devastating evening and morning for our city.”
The New York Times - Caguana’s son’s teacher said the child was strongly attached to his father. Caguana’s wife, Nataly, asked the school whether her son could miss the week because his father had died.
The New York Times - Caguana’s soccer club official remembered him as “a unique player, with that special magic in your feet.”
The New York Times - Family friend Javier Ortega said Siguencia came “looking for a better life, a means to live, like so many migrants do.”
WHERE:
NY Post - The building was at 132 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn.
The New York Times - The collapse involved 1321 Flatbush Avenue and the construction site next door, where workers had been excavating.
The New York Times - The victims’ families waited near the collapse site and at a morgue; Caguana’s son attended pre-K in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
WHEN:
NY Post - The building collapsed on Wednesday.
The New York Times - The collapse occurred at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Rescue operations ended by midafternoon Thursday.
The New York Times - Barry was recovered early Thursday; Siguencia’s mother reached the scene at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
WHY:
NY Post - Excavation work was being eyed as a potential cause of the collapse.
The New York Times - Construction workers were excavating at the site next door when the building collapsed; officials had not established the cause.
HOW:
NY Post - Ring-camera footage recorded part of the building falling in a cloud of dust.
The New York Times - Rescue workers searched the rubble, recovered victims, and later stopped operations after concluding no victims remained.
(UPDATED November 13, 2026 02:01 UTC)
A Brooklyn building collapse killed eight people, including two children, and injured 18 others. Rescuers recovered victims from the rubble, then stopped searching when none remained. Officials have not determined the cause; excavation at a neighboring construction site is under scrutiny.
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(UPDATED November 13, 2026 01:09 UTC)
A Brooklyn building collapse killed eight people, including two children, and injured 18 others. Victims included construction, delivery, and Amazon workers; some firefighters were also hurt. Rescue crews ended searches after finding no one else in the rubble, while officials investigate the cause.