Investigation into what cause deadly Brooklyn building collapse continues

NPR | By Steve Kastenbaum

Published November 13, 2026 at 6:46 AM EST

Investigators are trying to find out what went wrong after an apartment building collapsed into a nearby construction site in Brooklyn, New York, killing at least eight people.

Steve Kastenbaum

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