Fastrack · Brooklyn Building Collapse Leaves At Least One Dead

Part of a three-story building in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood collapsed around 4 p.m. Wednesday. The FDNY says people were trapped in the rubble.

2 people were removed from the rubble, according to the FDNY.
2 more people remained missing in the latest FDNY count.
4 people were trapped, including workers on site, the Daily Mail reported.
Crews used drones, saws and flashlights as daylight faded.

Why it matters: Rescuers still could not account for everyone believed to be inside. The FDNY called its response a major technical rescue operation.

The apartment building stands next to an active construction site.
Officials have not given a cause or the victims' conditions.

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CTV News16mFirefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 1 and traps people in wreckage News4Jax1hFirefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 1 and traps people in wreckage Newsweek1hPartial Building Collapse in Brooklyn Traps People in Rubble: What We Know USA Today44m3-story building partially collapses in Brooklyn, reports of people trapped WFLA News Channel 835mNew York City building collapse traps people in rubble

Left coverage, 3 sources: The left focuses on the rescue and on how little is confirmed, noting the active construction nearby.

Raw Story55mShock after Brooklyn building collapse leaves survivors trapped under rubble The Independent55mNew York City building collapse leaves people trapped in rubble HuffPost47mFirefighters Dig Through Rubble After New York City Building Collapse Traps People In Wreckage

Right coverage, 7 sources: The right centers the human drama of victims pulled from debris, with Newsweek offering a running fact summary.

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What’s next: Search-and-rescue work was still underway Wednesday evening. The city's Office of Emergency Management told people to avoid the area because of road closures.

Officials have not said whether the neighboring construction contributed to the collapse.
How many people are still trapped, and what condition are the rescued in?
Did construction work next door weaken the building?
Is the address on Bedford Avenue or Flatbush Avenue? Early reports give both.