Video from inside Brooklyn apartment captures moment New York City building collapsed, killing 8
Newly released video from inside a Brooklyn apartment captures the terrifying moment the building collapsed earlier this week, killing eight people and injuring nearly 20 others.The three-story structure in Flatbush caved in on Wednesday, prompting a massive emergency response.Recorded inside the third-floor unit of resident Anderson Velez, video shows the apartment beginning to give way just as a living room wall crumbles.AT LEAST 2 DEAD, 17 INJURED AFTER NYC BUILDING COLLAPSEFirst responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Wednesday, killing eight people.(Ryan Murphy/AP Photo)According to Gothamist, Velez’s 9-year-old son can be seen holding a baby bottle and pulling a gallon of milk from the refrigerator while a 2-year-old plays nearby.
Moments later, Velez's wife bursts through a doorway screaming, and the boy runs toward his mother as the walls break apart around them."I am still in shock," Velez told the news outlet."The truth is, I’m trying to be strong for my son, but I feel terrible."BODIES OF TWO IRON WORKERS RECOVERED FROM RUBBLE OF PHILADELPHIA PARKING GARAGE 5 DAYS AFTER PARTIAL COLLAPSERescue crews spent hours sifting through the rubble before confirming the eight fatalities."I am heartbroken that eight New Yorkers have now lost their lives and at least 17 have been injured, including three firefighters," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote on X.WORKERS WARNED OHIO TRENCH WAS TOO DEEP BUT WERE TOLD TO ENTER MINUTES BEFORE FATAL CAVE-IN: REPORTAn excavator pulls rubble away from the site where a building collapsed in Brooklyn on Thursday, Nov.
12, 2026.(James Cirrone for Fox News Digital)"There are no words for a loss of this magnitude," he added.
"My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we have lost, those who are injured and everyone grieving today."Meanwhile, the owner of the neighboring property is facing scrutiny over past construction violations — including a contractor�...