FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) — Two people died and 17 others were injured, four of them seriously, after part of a three-story building collapsed at the corner of Flatbush and Bedford avenues in Flatbush, Brooklyn, shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the FDNY.
Seven children were among those treated and a firefighter was slightly injured.
The building at 1321 Flatbush Ave., which had a street-level store and apartments upstairs, fell into an open construction site next door at 2625 Bedford Ave.
Authorities say more people may still be missing, and teams are using drones, buckets and vacuum trucks to sift through the rubble.
Inspectors from the city Department of Buildings check neighboring buildings.
Avoid the area where the streets are closed.
Stay with Eyewitness News for continued updates.
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