Brooklyn building collapse: Death toll climbs to eight as more victims are pulled from the rubble overnight

The death toll in Wednesday's horrific Brooklyn building collapse rose to eight overnight as first responders continued digging through the wreckage in a desperate search for anyone who might still be trapped. All through the night, massive floodlights illuminated the remains of 1321 Flatbush Ave. in Flatbush as hundreds of firefighters and police officers frantically combed through debris. Everyday belongings — clothing, handbags and vinyl records, along with mattresses, refrigerators and doorframes — lay scattered throughout the collapse zone. A mangled excavator from the construction site was also visible amid the wreckage. Some firefighters leaned against sections of the demolished facade as they used tools to dig deeper into the rubble. Others worked in tandem, passing buckets filled with bricks, splintered wood and fragments of what had once been a three-story apartment building.

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