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id: 0088fb9465
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-11 16:09 EST
updated: 2026-11-11 21:12 EST
status: developing
outlets: 8
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# Building collapse in Flatbush, Brooklyn, leaves two dead

A building collapsed in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Wednesday afternoon. According to the FDNY, two people are dead and at least 19 are injured.

Section: [Public Safety](/new-york/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Lillian Bonsignore](/new-york/wiki/lillian-bonsignore.md), [Fire Department of New York](/new-york/wiki/fire-department-of-new-york.md)

> Developing: facts are still being established. Treat early details as provisional.

## Coverage

- [PIX11](https://pix11.com/news/local-news/partial-building-collapse-in-brooklyn-video-shows/), 2026-11-11 16:09 EST: Brooklyn building collapse leaves multiple dead: officials
- [amNY](https://www.amny.com/news/three-story-building-collapses-flatbush-avenue/), 2026-11-11 17:45 EST: BROOKLYN BUILDING COLLAPSE: Two dead, at least 19 injured as apartment house crumbles, rescue operations ongoing
- [New York Post – Metro](https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/us-news/massive-nyc-building-collapse-leaves-at-least-1-dead-as-fdny-searches-through-rubble/), 2026-11-11 17:57 EST: Massive NYC building collapse leaves at least 2 dead, more than a dozen injured as FDNY searches through rubble
- [Gothamist / WNYC](https://gothamist.com/news/1-dead-10-injured-after-building-collapse-in-flatbush-brookln-fdny-says), 2026-11-11 18:10 EST: 2 dead, several injured after building collapse in Flatbush, Brooklyn, FDNY says
- [ABC7 New York](https://abc7ny.com/post/pregnant-woman-may-have-been-rescued-brooklyn-collapse-rubble/20034243/), 2026-11-11 18:54 EST: 1 dead, at least 12 injured after Brooklyn building collapse
- [CBS New York](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-building-collapse-survivor-rescued/), 2026-11-11 20:39 EST: Video shows crews rescue survivor from Brooklyn building collapse
- [FOX 5 New York](https://www.fox5ny.com/live-blog/news/brooklyn-flatbush-building-collapse-fdny-nypd-victims-injuries), 2026-11-11 20:55 EST: LIVE UPDATES | Brooklyn building collapse: 2 dead, over a dozen injured
- [The New York Times – N.Y./Region](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/11/nyregion/building-collapse-nyc-brooklyn), 2026-11-11 21:12 EST: Live Updates: At Least 2 Dead in Brooklyn Building Collapse

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.