Videos Capture Brooklyn Building Collapse From Inside and Outside

Footage recorded inside an apartment shows a 9-year-old boy running from the living room moments before its walls gave way. His 2-year-old brother and their mother were also in the apartment. Their father, Anderson Velez, said the family was rescued; his wife and older son were hospitalized, while the younger child was unharmed. A GoFundMe was set up to support them.

A Ring doorbell camera captured dust and debris surging into view as part of the three-story, mixed-use building collapsed. People can be heard shouting. The collapse happened shortly after 4 p.m. on November 11, while crews excavated a nearby property.

Two children, ages 9 and 10, and adults aged 22 to 31 were among the eight people killed. Eighteen people were injured, including four firefighters. Rescue operations continued into November 12, when crews recovered the final person from the debris. Officials still have not established what caused the building to fall. Mayor Zohran Mamdani directed inspections of about 100 building sites where companies linked to the project were working.