2 dead, at least 12 hurt in New York City building collapse, authorities say

Two people died and at least a dozen others were hurt — six critically — when a building collapsed Wednesday at the edge of a construction site in New York City, officials said, sparking a frantic search by firefighters combing through large piles of rubble. The collapse occurred around 4 p.m. near the intersection of Bedford and Flatbush avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the Fire Department of New York said. It was not known what caused or led up to it. The FDNY said two people were removed from the rubble soon after the collapse. Arial video showed dozens of firefighters scouring for others, with at least two who were trapped in the wreckage.

A senior city official later said those two were in the process of being freed just before 5 p.m. Two people died and six others were in critical condition as a result of the collapse, according to FDNY officials. Six other people suffered less serious injuries, the department said. Video from NBC New York’s Chopper 4 showed firefighters pulling an injured person from the rubble around 4:45 p.m. He was taken away on a stretcher. Another person was seen being taken away on a stretcher just after 6:30 p.m. The building that collapsed appeared to have been three stories tall, with a business on