Newly released video from inside a Brooklyn apartment captures the terrifying moment an entire building collapsed, killing eight people and injuring nearly 20 others. The footage, recorded by resident Anderson Velez, shows his third-floor apartment beginning to give way, with walls crumbling around his wife and young children. Velez’s 9-year-old son can be seen pulling milk from the refrigerator as a 2-year-old plays nearby, just moments before his wife rushes in screaming and the structure disintegrates. Rescue crews worked for hours through the rubble, confirming the tragic fatalities. Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed heartbreak, stating, “There are no words for a loss of this magnitude.” The collapse occurred during excavation work at an adjacent construction site, where plans for a nine-story building, not yet approved, were being considered, raising scrutiny over past violations and a disregarded stop-work order at the neighboring property.
Adapted from: U.S. News Today on Fox News
