Video from inside Brooklyn apartment captures moment New York City building collapsed, killing 8
Video from inside a third-floor Brooklyn apartment captures the walls crumbling as a family scrambles to escape the deadly Flatbush collapse.
Newly released video from inside a Brooklyn apartment captures the terrifying moment the building collapsed earlier this week, killing eight people and injuring nearly 20 others.
The three-story structure in Flatbush caved in on Wednesday, prompting a massive emergency response.
Recorded inside the third-floor unit of resident Anderson Velez, video shows the apartment beginning to give way just as a living room wall crumbles.
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According to Gothamist, Velez’s 9-year-old son can be seen holding a baby bottle and pulling a gallon of milk from the refrigerator while a 2-year-old plays nearby. Moments later, Velez's wife bursts through a doorway screaming, and the boy runs toward his mother as the walls break apart around them.
"I am still in shock," Velez told the news outlet. "The truth is, I’m trying to be strong for my son, but I feel terrible."
Rescue crews spent hours sifting through the rubble before confirming the eight fatalities.
"I am heartbroken that eight New Yorkers have now lost their lives and at least 17 have been injured, including three firefighters," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote on X.
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"There are no words for a loss of this magnitude," he added. "My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we have lost, those who are injured and everyone grieving today."
Meanwhile, the owner of the neighboring property is facing scrutiny over past construction violations — including a contractor’s decision to ignore a city stop-work order in March, Fox News Digital previously reported.
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New York City Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani confirmed that excavation was underway at the adjacent Bedford Avenue site at the time of the collapse.
"The type of work they were conducting was excavation work on that job site. And so, that was what they were working on today," Tigani said.
"They have a plan approved for a three-story building, but they have current plans looking for a nine-story building, which has not yet been approved for," Tigani added. "At this point, all we have at this time is excavation work in that section of the construction site."
Fox News Digital's Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
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