2 children among the 8 dead in New York City building collapse, officials say

Two children were among the eight people killed after a New York City apartment building collapsed, officials said Thursday, as rescuers fought the rain in their continued, frantic search for possible survivors.The FDNY crews were still in rescue mode more than 20 hours after the horrific collapse at 1321 Flatbush Ave.

in Brooklyn, the city’s most populous borough.“We will be here until we are 100% sure there are no more people trapped,” FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore told reporters.“To be clear, we have not shifted from rescue to recovery.

We are still in the search-and-rescue phase.” First responders search for victims in the rubble in Brooklyn Thursday.Charly Triballeau / AFP via GettySix of the eight killed were pronounced dead at the scene, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.Two others died at the hospital.Before meeting with reporters at the scene, Mamdani said he visited victims recovering at the hospital.“This has been a very dark evening and morning for our city,” he said.

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