Multiple dead, more than a dozen hurt in NYC building collapse

This article is no longer being updated. Follow live updates on today's developments here. Seven children were among the two killed and 17 injured after a Brooklyn building collapsed into a construction site, sparking a frantic search by firefighters who combed through large and unstable piles of rubble to locate survivors, officials said. The collapse of the three-story building on Flatbush Avenue near Bedford Avenue occurred around 4 p.m. Wednesday, the FDNY said. It was not known what caused or led up to the collapse in the Flatbush neighborhood. Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are The FDNY responded within a minute and said two people were removed from the rubble soon after the collapse. Arial footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring for other survivors in the debris well into the evening. About 250 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the scene, along with K-9 units from the FDNY and the NYPD to assist with the search.

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