debris of a building collapse
A view of the site where a building collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on 12 November 2026. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP
A view of the site where a building collapsed the previous day in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on 12 November 2026. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP
‘Who will be held accountable?’: fatal Brooklyn building collapse devastates community

New York City officials have confirmed at least eight casualties – six adults and two children – in the collapse