Deadly Brooklyn building collapse: How it happened and what we know

Eight people are dead and 17 hurt after a building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn collapsed into a construction site Wednesday afternoon. The three-story building, with a store at street level and apartments upstairs, fell into an open excavation next door at 2625 Bedford Ave. just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Six bodies were recovered from the rubble and two people died at the hospital. Seven children were among those treated. The Department of Buildings says the developer had an active permit for excavation and foundation work and has issued a full stop-work order as investigators work to determine the cause. The building had a violation in April. Latest updates: https://abc7ny.com/live-updates/brooklyn-building-collapse-live-updates-1-dead-flatbush/20034152/ Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. #Brooklyn #BuildingCollapse #Flatbush