A three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn came crashing down into an excavation pit next door at 2625 Bedford Avenue just after 4 PM on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The building had a store at street level and apartments above it. At least eight people have died and at least 17 have been injured, including three firefighters and seven children. Officials say others may still be missing, and they have not said how many people were inside when it fell. Overnight video shows an injured FDNY firefighter being carried out on a stretcher, a sign of how dangerous and exhausting the rescue and recovery effort has been.

Attention is now turning to the construction site next door, which had received prior summonses and stop-work orders. City records show demolition and construction work had been going on for months beside the 96-year-old building, and a full stop-work order has now been issued. No cause has been announced, and investigators are still examining the debris to find out what went wrong. The collapse also tore away part of the neighboring building at 1323 Flatbush Avenue, leaving more families displaced. The footage comes from a NYC-based independent journalist and videographer and is licensed through FreedomNTV, and it raises hard questions about construction next to occupied homes and businesses.