Screams, tears and a race against time: New York building collapse, victims and those trapped under the rubble

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Screams, tears and a race against time: New York building collapse, victims and

A race against time to find potential survivors trapped under rubble after a New York City apartment building collapsed on Wednesday.

"We watched as they pulled body after body out of what had now become a pit filled with rubble."

CNN crews describe the shocking scene. Several people lost their lives, including a child. More than 12 others were injured, some in critical condition.

Family members wait desperately at the scene for news. "She's alive. She's still alive. She's..."

A man bursts into tears after seeing his pregnant wife being pulled from the rubble, relieved that she is alive.

"All I heard and saw were bricks falling near my feet," said Anthony Griggs, a witness.

Witnesses describe the terrifying moments when the three-story building collapsed shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday in Brooklyn. "The building just collapsed. Oh my God!"

The New York Fire Department says the building collapsed onto a nearby construction site, leaving several people trapped under the rubble.

"We have been doing everything we can for several hours to help anyone who may have been injured in this collapse," said John Esposito, chief of the New York Fire Department.

More than 250 firefighters and emergency crews are still at the scene, hours after the collapse.

"This has been an extremely difficult and rapidly changing situation, with unstable rubble to traverse and dangerous cavities beneath the surface," said New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Authorities are still working to determine the cause of the building collapse.


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