A woman in a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a black zip up hoodie stands in front of barricades, police tape and a red metal bin filled with broken up construction material.
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Patricia Starek said New York residents should not have to worry that their buildings will "fall into the earth"

ByMadeline HalpertReporting fromFlatbush, New York
  • Published26 minutes ago

Over the loud noise of her radio, Ann Marie did not hear the sound of the Brooklyn building behind her home collapse on Thursday night, but she soon saw the flashing lights of fire department trucks rushing to the scene.

When she made her way out to the wreckage, workers were still searching for bodies. One of the building's walls had torn off, exposing the inside of several apartment homes, and the rubble had collapsed into a construction site next door.