The death toll from the New York City apartment building collapse has risen to eight

A rescue operation is underway at the site of a collapsed three-story residential building in Brooklyn. New York City Fire Department Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore stated that crews are using heavy machinery to search for potential survivors beneath the rubble.

According to the head of the agency, operations remain in the search-and-rescue phase for now. Specialists do not plan to move on to the reconstruction of the destroyed building until they have finished inspecting the site.

To clear the debris, rescue workers are using specialized equipment to lift large structural fragments. This allows them to examine potentially hazardous areas and check whether any people remain trapped beneath the rubble.

A three-story residential building collapsed in Brooklyn on the night of November 12. The fire department received the call at 4:01 p.m. local time on November 11. According to the latest information, at least eight people have died, and another 17 have sustained injuries.

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