At least two dead and children hurt after building collapses in Brooklyn

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The death toll is feared to rise after the three-storey building with apartments collapsed on dozens of people in Flatbush, Brooklyn (Picture: Anadolu/Getty Images) At least two…

At least two people were killed and several are fighting for their lives after a building caved in in Brooklyn.

A massive search and rescue operation is ongoing in the New York neighbourhood after the three-storey building collapsed, killing at least two.

The mixed-use building came down at about 4pm local time in Flatbush, burying dozens of people.

At least 17 people have been injured, including seven children. Four people were taken to the hospital in critical condition, while two people were pulled out of the rubble dead.

Firefighters warned that the number of casualties could rise as the wreckage is combed through.

Footage shows firefighters and rescuers desperately searching through the site at the corner of Bedford and Flatbush Avenues where the building stood. A nearby construction site buckled as well.

An emotional husband broke down in tears and was supported by onlookers as he had arrived to the site trying to find his wife.

He ran to the building before finding out in front of cameras that his wife had survived.

‘I’m very happy, she’s six months pregnant,’ the visibly shocked man said.

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