Crews search for survivors after deadly Brooklyn building collapse

NPR | By A Martínez,

Steve Kastenbaum

Published November 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM EST

A three-story apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed, killing at least eight people and injuring two dozen others.

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