NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters frantically dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn on Wednesday after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, trapping people beneath the wreckage.
Firefighters were called to the scene in the borough's Flatbush section around 4 p.m. News helicopter footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring the debris, with a group homing in on one area and appearing to use a saw to cut through the wreckage.
The aerial videos showed firefighters digging at least one person out of the rubble and removing them on a stretcher.
A drone hovered over the site as firefighters dug by hand, tossing chunks of rubble aside. Rescuers also used dogs to sniff for survivors. As darkness fell, firefighters used flashlights to illuminate the area where they worked.
Phone and email messages seeking comment were left with the architect, property owner and general contractor listed in city records as being associated with the construction project.
The collapse occurred at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 (US time), at 2625 Bedford Avenue in the Flatbush neighbourhood, according to local reports.
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) dispatched emergency personnel after receiving reports of people trapped inside the structure.
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