Eight People Killed in Brooklyn Building Collapse Identified

The victims were Edgar Sapon, 26; Nicole Daniela Salvada Rodriguez, 9; Ndiaye Mamadou, 31; Jose Luis Caguana Cosquillo, 26; Kevin Santiago Reyes Gonzalez, 10; Juan Daniel Salvada Guzman, 31; Barry Mamadou, 23; and Gabriel Siguencia, 22. Authorities identified them on November 12.

The building fell into an open construction site near Flatbush and Bedford avenues in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood. The collapse also tore away part of the wall of a neighboring three-story apartment building.

Five of the victims lived in the collapsed building. Siguencia lived in the Bronx, Sapon in Hell’s Kitchen and Cosquillo in Bushwick. Officials said two of those killed were construction workers. Colombia’s consulate in New York said three victims—two children and one adult—were Colombian citizens.

Six people were declared dead at the scene and two died at a hospital. Eighteen people were injured, including four firefighters; one person was in critical condition on the morning of November 12. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said construction workers who had survived the collapse returned to help pull victims from the rubble.

The Fire Department said rescue operations ended on November 12 after officials concluded no more victims remained to be found.