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A Trinidad and Tobago national is among the victims of a residential building collapse in Flatbush, Brooklyn, that killed at least eight people and injured 18, according to the Trinidad Guardian. The newspaper reported that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed the Trinidad and Tobago connection on Thursday after visiting survivors in hospital. The excerpt does not establish whether the national was among those killed or injured, and does not identify the person. Six adults, including two construction workers, and two children died when the building collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, the report said. Four firefighters were among the injured, and at least one survivor remained in critical condition. The collapse occurred at about 4 pm. According to the Guardian’s account, residents heard a loud boom before an exterior wall tore away, exposing apartments, and the structure fell into an active construction site next door. Fire department officials said crews reached the scene within a minute of the emergency call. Surviving construction workers helped firefighters dig through debris to reach trapped residents. Rescue teams used drones, search dogs and heavy cranes as operations continued overnight into Thursday. Residents gathered behind cordons while families waited for news of missing relatives. One resident, Joyette Kerr, told the newspaper she saw rescuers remove a survivor from the rubble at about 1.30 am on Thursday. She also described consoling the widow of a construction worker whose body had been recovered. The disaster struck a neighbourhood with a substantial Caribbean community. Mamdani’s remarks referred to victims with connections to Trinidad, Mexico, Colombia and other countries, underscoring the international reach of the losses. The Guardian’s report did not establish the cause of the collapse. Further confirmation was also needed to clarify the identity and condition of the Trinidad and Tobago national involved.
A Trinidad and Tobago national is among the victims of a residential building collapse in Flatbush, Brooklyn, that killed at least eight people and injured 18, according to the Trinidad Guardian.
The newspaper reported that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed the Trinidad and Tobago connection on Thursday after visiting survivors in hospital. The excerpt does not establish whether the national was among those killed or injured, and does not identify the person.
Six adults, including two construction workers, and two children died when the building collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, the report said. Four firefighters were among the injured, and at least one survivor remained in critical condition.
The collapse occurred at about 4 pm. According to the Guardian’s account, residents heard a loud boom before an exterior wall tore away, exposing apartments, and the structure fell into an active construction site next door.
Fire department officials said crews reached the scene within a minute of the emergency call. Surviving construction workers helped firefighters dig through debris to reach trapped residents.
Rescue teams used drones, search dogs and heavy cranes as operations continued overnight into Thursday. Residents gathered behind cordons while families waited for news of missing relatives.
One resident, Joyette Kerr, told the newspaper she saw rescuers remove a survivor from the rubble at about 1.30 am on Thursday. She also described consoling the widow of a construction worker whose body had been recovered.
The disaster struck a neighbourhood with a substantial Caribbean community. Mamdani’s remarks referred to victims with connections to Trinidad, Mexico, Colombia and other countries, underscoring the international reach of the losses.
The Guardian’s report did not establish the cause of the collapse. Further confirmation was also needed to clarify the identity and condition of the Trinidad and Tobago national involved.
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