At least two people have been killed and dozens injured—including four left in critical condition—after a partial building collapse at the edge of an active construction site in Brooklyn, New York City. Fire crews arrived within one minute of the initial emergency call, deploying specialized search-and-rescue teams with heavy saws to cut through precarious rubble and search dangerous underground voids. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and FDNY officials confirmed that law enforcement and building inspectors have launched an urgent investigation into the structural failure.
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