Brooklyn Building Collapse Traps People Under Rubble as Rescue Continues

A three-story building partially collapsed around 4 p.m. Wednesday at 2625 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood, near an active construction site. Firefighters launched a major technical rescue operation, searching the rubble and working to free trapped people. Reports said at least two people were removed from the debris, including an injured man, while others were being extricated; officials had not confirmed a final count or the condition of those rescued. The cause remains unknown, and rescue operations and an investigation are ongoing.