2 children among the 8 dead in New York City building collapse, officials say

Two children were among the eight people killed after a New York City apartment building collapsed, officials said Thursday, as rescuers fought the rain in their continued, frantic search for possible survivors. New York City Fire Department crews were in rescue mode for nearly 24 hours after the horrific collapse at 1321 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn, the city’s most populous borough. Eighteen people were injured. As of Thursday afternoon, just before 3:40p.m., the FDNY announced it had finished it’s rescue operations, saying there were no more victims. Earlier in the day, FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore told reporters that “we will be here until we are 100% sure there are no more people trapped.” Six of the eight people killed were pronounced dead at the scene, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. Two others died at the hospital. Before meeting with reporters at the scene, Mamdani said he visited victims recovering at the hospital.

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