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id: d46c2e22d0
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-11 04:18 EST
updated: 2026-11-12 01:20 EST
status: reported
outlets: 9
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# Building collapse in Brooklyn leaves two dead, 19 injured

Officials said two people died and at least 19 others were injured after a building collapsed in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Wednesday afternoon.

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

## Coverage

- [NBC New York](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/brooklyn/what-was-the-work-being-done-at-construction-site-next-to-brooklyn-building-collapse/6570888/), 2026-11-11 04:18 EST: What was the work being done at construction site next to Brooklyn building collapse?
- [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, over a dozen injured — including 7 kids — 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: Brooklyn building collapse: 2 dead, 7 children among at least 19 injured
- [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
- [CBS New York](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/at-least-2-killed-17-hurt-in-brooklyn-building-collapse-full-coverage/), 2026-11-11 23:48 EST: At least 2 killed, 17 hurt in Brooklyn building collapse | Full coverage
- [ABC7 New York](https://abc7ny.com/post/brooklyn-building-collapse-investigation-focuses-what-caused-tragedy-flatbush/20035040/), 2026-11-12 00:27 EST: Flatbush building collapse investigation focuses on nearby construction
- [The New York Times – N.Y./Region](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/11/nyregion/building-collapse-nyc-brooklyn/flatbush-mixed-use-site), 2026-11-12 01:20 EST: The collapsed building was a mixed-use structure for decades.

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