Family's miracle survival as terrifying video shows NYC building collapse from inside apartment as neighbors acknowledge warning signs in weeks before tragedy

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Eight people died when a three-story building in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn collapsed around 4pm Wednesday as construction workers were digging at an adjacent lot.

Published: 06:44 GMT, 13 November 2026 | Updated: 07:33 GMT, 13 November 2026

Frightening video has surfaced of the moment a family survived a building collapse, as neighbors claimed their homes had been shaking for weeks because of nearby construction work.

Eight people died when a three-story building in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn collapsed around 4pm Wednesday as construction workers were digging at an adjacent lot.

New footage has emerged of an apartment affected by the collapse, showing Anderson Velez's family, including a 9-year-old boy and a 2-year-old boy, inside as the walls began collapsing.

Velez was not at home in the clip, which was shared by CBS News, but his wife and kids were.

The father said his wife and 9-year-old were in the hospital, while his younger son was not injured.

A 44-year-old neighbor who has been living in an adjacent building for seven years said his home had been shaking on a daily basis ever since construction began nearby a month ago.

'Since those people started building next door it's everyday, every minute you hear it and feel it,' the man, who was not named, told the US Sun outside the collapse.

Anderson Velez said he was not home when the building collapsed but his family, including his 2-year-old and 9-year-old sons, was

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