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LIVE: FDNY Rescue Underway at Fatal Building Collapse

1321 Flatbush Ave, Flatbush, Brooklyn

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Summary

  • An ongoing rescue is underway after an occupied structure collapsed in Brooklyn.
  • Authorities have confirmed one fatality at the scene, with at least seven others injured at the scene.

Timeline

NYC Emergency Management has opened a reception area for residents affected by the collapse at the Flatbush YMCA located at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.

The NYPD Special Operations Unit has been deployed to assist the FDNY with ongoing recovery efforts.

A request has been made for a structural engineer to assist at the collapse site.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Brooklyn to Brooklyn. K. Brooklyn, we need the Department of Building's structural engineer to the scene, uh, whoever they sent is not a structural engineer, we need a structural engineer on scene. Alright, 10-4, K, we'll give them a call. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters can hear people and are digging toward them on Flatbush Ave.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn. Field, comm. Engine 4, 1060 box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Benford Avenue. Collapse of a three-story MD into a open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief Sims reports, we are still working on removing one additional confirmed victim at this time. The patient count is as follow. We have one and two.

Emergency responders report one fatality, four seriously injured, and five with minor injuries at the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical branch director, Brooklyn box 3741 to citywide with a progress report. 3741, proceed. Operating at the 10-33, building collapse. The 10-4 remains high, the public safety personnel and civilians. Fire operations and EMS operations are ongoing. You can count at this time. One black tag, four red tags, five green tags.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:14
Second alarm transmitted, Brooklyn 1060 box 3741, 1321 Flatbush Avenue, off of Bedford Avenue, above building glass.

A second alarm has been issued for the building collapse to increase response efforts.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Satin Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. Staten Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 1723 hours, dispatcher 310.

Emergency responders have established a staging area at a nearby intersection to coordinate rescue efforts.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:29
Colbert scene, zone central. Looks like the staging area for ESU is going to be at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Flatbush and Bedford, for my SRG and Colbert scene units, as for ESU Truck 7. You guys read? 3 Lieutenant. 3 Boy. 2 Lieutenant read. Copy. 3 Adam read. 10-4.

Secondary searches in the adjacent building are complete, with all individuals safely evacuated. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
trying to reach at this time. Secondary searches in Exposure 2 are complete negative. All members and all residents of Exposure 2 have been removed. At this time, we have one black dag, two red dags, five green dags, and one unknown.Alright, 10-4, field comp. Just to confirm, you got a...

Firefighters have made auditory contact with a trapped victim inside the collapsed building. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
3 F Com Battalion. 60, all hands, box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Bedford Avenue, collapse of a three-story multiple dwelling into an open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief, Tim, reports continue to operate with a 10-60 assignment. We have auditory contact with one victim that we're...

Additional lighting equipment is being brought to the scene to aid rescue efforts.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn to the field, Tom, K. Yeah, Brooklyn. Field Tom, Tactics and Support 1 is responding with some lighting equipment. SOC also reached out to OEM. They are going to get some additional equipment as needed. 10-4, thank you, Brooklyn. 10-4. 1658, the time. 10-4.

The patient count has increased to nine, with ongoing fire operations at the scene.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

Radio clips available.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

A Major Incident Response Vehicle is being dispatched to assist with coordination at the rescue scene.

Multiple additional ambulances have been requested by responders at the scene.

The total patient count from the building collapse has increased to eight, with five moderately injured, one in good condition, one seriously injured, and one fatally injured.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Box 3741 to citywide. 3741, proceed. 3741 with a progress report. We're up to a total patient count of 8. We have 5 yellow tags, 1 RMA green tag, 1 red tag, 1 black tag. I need you to send us 3 additional patients. Thank you.

Firefighters report that five civilians have been rescued, with four having moderate injuries and one with minor injuries.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
582 to citywide. 582. Show me as medical branch on box 3741. We're going to move staging to Flatbush and Foster. It's heavily congested right now. Right now we have five civilian patients, four yellow tags, one green tag. Have condition 44 go to staging and be the staging area manager. Thank you.

FDNY personnel report that the building collapsed into a construction site. They have also updated the address.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:26
to a construction site on Exposure 2 side. Alright, 10-4, Division 15. 15, also be notified, MAC Grid has a 25-minute ETC. 10-4. Alright, 15, they also have the vacuum truck en route. 10-4.
Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Squad 288 has been relocated to the quarters of Squad 1. 1616, it's on Brooklyn, 278. 15 to Brooklyn. 15, K. Box 3741, we're 84, on scene. The address is going to be 1321 Flatbush Avenue. We got a three-story, non-fire for a building that's fully... 1321 Flatbush Avenue.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1321 Flatbush Ave.

Emergency responders are coordinating at a nearby intersection to assist a patient from the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medic branch, Queens box. 651 with the final. Conditions 38, any units on scene, can you have them come to the intersection of Bedford and Flatbush? We have at least one patient waiting. Conditions 38, 10-5 that location. Conditions 38, Bedford and Flatbush, where they intersect, that's where the location of the incident is. 10-5.

Two workers are confirmed trapped inside the collapsed building, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:09
XR4, they got two workers, confirmed trapped, we're gonna continue in, thank you. XR4, 10-4.

Firefighters have rescued several people so far.

Firefighters have received a report of a building collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:29
10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 37441, that's 2625 Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 3741, 2625 Bedford Avenue, off of Newkirk and Flatbush, that's for a building collapse.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2625 Bedford Ave.

NYC Emergency Management has opened a reception area for residents affected by the collapse at the Flatbush YMCA located at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.

The NYPD Special Operations Unit has been deployed to assist the FDNY with ongoing recovery efforts.

A request has been made for a structural engineer to assist at the collapse site.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Brooklyn to Brooklyn. K. Brooklyn, we need the Department of Building's structural engineer to the scene, uh, whoever they sent is not a structural engineer, we need a structural engineer on scene. Alright, 10-4, K, we'll give them a call. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters can hear people and are digging toward them on Flatbush Ave.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn. Field, comm. Engine 4, 1060 box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Benford Avenue. Collapse of a three-story MD into a open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief Sims reports, we are still working on removing one additional confirmed victim at this time. The patient count is as follow. We have one and two.

Emergency responders report one fatality, four seriously injured, and five with minor injuries at the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical branch director, Brooklyn box 3741 to citywide with a progress report. 3741, proceed. Operating at the 10-33, building collapse. The 10-4 remains high, the public safety personnel and civilians. Fire operations and EMS operations are ongoing. You can count at this time. One black tag, four red tags, five green tags.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:14
Second alarm transmitted, Brooklyn 1060 box 3741, 1321 Flatbush Avenue, off of Bedford Avenue, above building glass.

A second alarm has been issued for the building collapse to increase response efforts.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Satin Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. Staten Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 1723 hours, dispatcher 310.

Emergency responders have established a staging area at a nearby intersection to coordinate rescue efforts.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:29
Colbert scene, zone central. Looks like the staging area for ESU is going to be at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Flatbush and Bedford, for my SRG and Colbert scene units, as for ESU Truck 7. You guys read? 3 Lieutenant. 3 Boy. 2 Lieutenant read. Copy. 3 Adam read. 10-4.

Secondary searches in the adjacent building are complete, with all individuals safely evacuated. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
trying to reach at this time. Secondary searches in Exposure 2 are complete negative. All members and all residents of Exposure 2 have been removed. At this time, we have one black dag, two red dags, five green dags, and one unknown.Alright, 10-4, field comp. Just to confirm, you got a...

Firefighters have made auditory contact with a trapped victim inside the collapsed building. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
3 F Com Battalion. 60, all hands, box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Bedford Avenue, collapse of a three-story multiple dwelling into an open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief, Tim, reports continue to operate with a 10-60 assignment. We have auditory contact with one victim that we're...

Additional lighting equipment is being brought to the scene to aid rescue efforts.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn to the field, Tom, K. Yeah, Brooklyn. Field Tom, Tactics and Support 1 is responding with some lighting equipment. SOC also reached out to OEM. They are going to get some additional equipment as needed. 10-4, thank you, Brooklyn. 10-4. 1658, the time. 10-4.

The patient count has increased to nine, with ongoing fire operations at the scene.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

Radio clips available.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

A Major Incident Response Vehicle is being dispatched to assist with coordination at the rescue scene.

Multiple additional ambulances have been requested by responders at the scene.

The total patient count from the building collapse has increased to eight, with five moderately injured, one in good condition, one seriously injured, and one fatally injured.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Box 3741 to citywide. 3741, proceed. 3741 with a progress report. We're up to a total patient count of 8. We have 5 yellow tags, 1 RMA green tag, 1 red tag, 1 black tag. I need you to send us 3 additional patients. Thank you.

Firefighters report that five civilians have been rescued, with four having moderate injuries and one with minor injuries.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
582 to citywide. 582. Show me as medical branch on box 3741. We're going to move staging to Flatbush and Foster. It's heavily congested right now. Right now we have five civilian patients, four yellow tags, one green tag. Have condition 44 go to staging and be the staging area manager. Thank you.

FDNY personnel report that the building collapsed into a construction site. They have also updated the address.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:26
to a construction site on Exposure 2 side. Alright, 10-4, Division 15. 15, also be notified, MAC Grid has a 25-minute ETC. 10-4. Alright, 15, they also have the vacuum truck en route. 10-4.
Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Squad 288 has been relocated to the quarters of Squad 1. 1616, it's on Brooklyn, 278. 15 to Brooklyn. 15, K. Box 3741, we're 84, on scene. The address is going to be 1321 Flatbush Avenue. We got a three-story, non-fire for a building that's fully... 1321 Flatbush Avenue.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1321 Flatbush Ave.

Emergency responders are coordinating at a nearby intersection to assist a patient from the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medic branch, Queens box. 651 with the final. Conditions 38, any units on scene, can you have them come to the intersection of Bedford and Flatbush? We have at least one patient waiting. Conditions 38, 10-5 that location. Conditions 38, Bedford and Flatbush, where they intersect, that's where the location of the incident is. 10-5.

Two workers are confirmed trapped inside the collapsed building, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:09
XR4, they got two workers, confirmed trapped, we're gonna continue in, thank you. XR4, 10-4.

Firefighters have rescued several people so far.

Firefighters have received a report of a building collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:29
10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 37441, that's 2625 Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 3741, 2625 Bedford Avenue, off of Newkirk and Flatbush, that's for a building collapse.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2625 Bedford Ave.

NYC Emergency Management has opened a reception area for residents affected by the collapse at the Flatbush YMCA located at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.

The NYPD Special Operations Unit has been deployed to assist the FDNY with ongoing recovery efforts.

A request has been made for a structural engineer to assist at the collapse site.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Brooklyn to Brooklyn. K. Brooklyn, we need the Department of Building's structural engineer to the scene, uh, whoever they sent is not a structural engineer, we need a structural engineer on scene. Alright, 10-4, K, we'll give them a call. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters can hear people and are digging toward them on Flatbush Ave.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn. Field, comm. Engine 4, 1060 box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Benford Avenue. Collapse of a three-story MD into a open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief Sims reports, we are still working on removing one additional confirmed victim at this time. The patient count is as follow. We have one and two.

Emergency responders report one fatality, four seriously injured, and five with minor injuries at the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical branch director, Brooklyn box 3741 to citywide with a progress report. 3741, proceed. Operating at the 10-33, building collapse. The 10-4 remains high, the public safety personnel and civilians. Fire operations and EMS operations are ongoing. You can count at this time. One black tag, four red tags, five green tags.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:14
Second alarm transmitted, Brooklyn 1060 box 3741, 1321 Flatbush Avenue, off of Bedford Avenue, above building glass.

A second alarm has been issued for the building collapse to increase response efforts.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Satin Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. Staten Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 1723 hours, dispatcher 310.

Emergency responders have established a staging area at a nearby intersection to coordinate rescue efforts.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:29
Colbert scene, zone central. Looks like the staging area for ESU is going to be at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Flatbush and Bedford, for my SRG and Colbert scene units, as for ESU Truck 7. You guys read? 3 Lieutenant. 3 Boy. 2 Lieutenant read. Copy. 3 Adam read. 10-4.

Secondary searches in the adjacent building are complete, with all individuals safely evacuated. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
trying to reach at this time. Secondary searches in Exposure 2 are complete negative. All members and all residents of Exposure 2 have been removed. At this time, we have one black dag, two red dags, five green dags, and one unknown.Alright, 10-4, field comp. Just to confirm, you got a...

Firefighters have made auditory contact with a trapped victim inside the collapsed building. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
3 F Com Battalion. 60, all hands, box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Bedford Avenue, collapse of a three-story multiple dwelling into an open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief, Tim, reports continue to operate with a 10-60 assignment. We have auditory contact with one victim that we're...

Additional lighting equipment is being brought to the scene to aid rescue efforts.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn to the field, Tom, K. Yeah, Brooklyn. Field Tom, Tactics and Support 1 is responding with some lighting equipment. SOC also reached out to OEM. They are going to get some additional equipment as needed. 10-4, thank you, Brooklyn. 10-4. 1658, the time. 10-4.

The patient count has increased to nine, with ongoing fire operations at the scene.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

Radio clips available.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

A Major Incident Response Vehicle is being dispatched to assist with coordination at the rescue scene.

Multiple additional ambulances have been requested by responders at the scene.

The total patient count from the building collapse has increased to eight, with five moderately injured, one in good condition, one seriously injured, and one fatally injured.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Box 3741 to citywide. 3741, proceed. 3741 with a progress report. We're up to a total patient count of 8. We have 5 yellow tags, 1 RMA green tag, 1 red tag, 1 black tag. I need you to send us 3 additional patients. Thank you.

Firefighters report that five civilians have been rescued, with four having moderate injuries and one with minor injuries.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
582 to citywide. 582. Show me as medical branch on box 3741. We're going to move staging to Flatbush and Foster. It's heavily congested right now. Right now we have five civilian patients, four yellow tags, one green tag. Have condition 44 go to staging and be the staging area manager. Thank you.

FDNY personnel report that the building collapsed into a construction site. They have also updated the address.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:26
to a construction site on Exposure 2 side. Alright, 10-4, Division 15. 15, also be notified, MAC Grid has a 25-minute ETC. 10-4. Alright, 15, they also have the vacuum truck en route. 10-4.
Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Squad 288 has been relocated to the quarters of Squad 1. 1616, it's on Brooklyn, 278. 15 to Brooklyn. 15, K. Box 3741, we're 84, on scene. The address is going to be 1321 Flatbush Avenue. We got a three-story, non-fire for a building that's fully... 1321 Flatbush Avenue.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1321 Flatbush Ave.

Emergency responders are coordinating at a nearby intersection to assist a patient from the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medic branch, Queens box. 651 with the final. Conditions 38, any units on scene, can you have them come to the intersection of Bedford and Flatbush? We have at least one patient waiting. Conditions 38, 10-5 that location. Conditions 38, Bedford and Flatbush, where they intersect, that's where the location of the incident is. 10-5.

Two workers are confirmed trapped inside the collapsed building, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:09
XR4, they got two workers, confirmed trapped, we're gonna continue in, thank you. XR4, 10-4.

Firefighters have rescued several people so far.

Firefighters have received a report of a building collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:29
10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 37441, that's 2625 Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 3741, 2625 Bedford Avenue, off of Newkirk and Flatbush, that's for a building collapse.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2625 Bedford Ave.

NYC Emergency Management has opened a reception area for residents affected by the collapse at the Flatbush YMCA located at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.

The NYPD Special Operations Unit has been deployed to assist the FDNY with ongoing recovery efforts.

A request has been made for a structural engineer to assist at the collapse site.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Brooklyn to Brooklyn. K. Brooklyn, we need the Department of Building's structural engineer to the scene, uh, whoever they sent is not a structural engineer, we need a structural engineer on scene. Alright, 10-4, K, we'll give them a call. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters can hear people and are digging toward them on Flatbush Ave.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn. Field, comm. Engine 4, 1060 box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Benford Avenue. Collapse of a three-story MD into a open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief Sims reports, we are still working on removing one additional confirmed victim at this time. The patient count is as follow. We have one and two.

Emergency responders report one fatality, four seriously injured, and five with minor injuries at the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical branch director, Brooklyn box 3741 to citywide with a progress report. 3741, proceed. Operating at the 10-33, building collapse. The 10-4 remains high, the public safety personnel and civilians. Fire operations and EMS operations are ongoing. You can count at this time. One black tag, four red tags, five green tags.

Radio clips available.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:14
Second alarm transmitted, Brooklyn 1060 box 3741, 1321 Flatbush Avenue, off of Bedford Avenue, above building glass.

A second alarm has been issued for the building collapse to increase response efforts.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Satin Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. Staten Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 1723 hours, dispatcher 310.

Emergency responders have established a staging area at a nearby intersection to coordinate rescue efforts.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:29
Colbert scene, zone central. Looks like the staging area for ESU is going to be at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Flatbush and Bedford, for my SRG and Colbert scene units, as for ESU Truck 7. You guys read? 3 Lieutenant. 3 Boy. 2 Lieutenant read. Copy. 3 Adam read. 10-4.

Secondary searches in the adjacent building are complete, with all individuals safely evacuated. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
trying to reach at this time. Secondary searches in Exposure 2 are complete negative. All members and all residents of Exposure 2 have been removed. At this time, we have one black dag, two red dags, five green dags, and one unknown.Alright, 10-4, field comp. Just to confirm, you got a...

Firefighters have made auditory contact with a trapped victim inside the collapsed building. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
3 F Com Battalion. 60, all hands, box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Bedford Avenue, collapse of a three-story multiple dwelling into an open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief, Tim, reports continue to operate with a 10-60 assignment. We have auditory contact with one victim that we're...

Additional lighting equipment is being brought to the scene to aid rescue efforts.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn to the field, Tom, K. Yeah, Brooklyn. Field Tom, Tactics and Support 1 is responding with some lighting equipment. SOC also reached out to OEM. They are going to get some additional equipment as needed. 10-4, thank you, Brooklyn. 10-4. 1658, the time. 10-4.

The patient count has increased to nine, with ongoing fire operations at the scene.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

Radio clips available.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

A Major Incident Response Vehicle is being dispatched to assist with coordination at the rescue scene.

Multiple additional ambulances have been requested by responders at the scene.

The total patient count from the building collapse has increased to eight, with five moderately injured, one in good condition, one seriously injured, and one fatally injured.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Box 3741 to citywide. 3741, proceed. 3741 with a progress report. We're up to a total patient count of 8. We have 5 yellow tags, 1 RMA green tag, 1 red tag, 1 black tag. I need you to send us 3 additional patients. Thank you.

Firefighters report that five civilians have been rescued, with four having moderate injuries and one with minor injuries.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
582 to citywide. 582. Show me as medical branch on box 3741. We're going to move staging to Flatbush and Foster. It's heavily congested right now. Right now we have five civilian patients, four yellow tags, one green tag. Have condition 44 go to staging and be the staging area manager. Thank you.

FDNY personnel report that the building collapsed into a construction site. They have also updated the address.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:26
to a construction site on Exposure 2 side. Alright, 10-4, Division 15. 15, also be notified, MAC Grid has a 25-minute ETC. 10-4. Alright, 15, they also have the vacuum truck en route. 10-4.
Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Squad 288 has been relocated to the quarters of Squad 1. 1616, it's on Brooklyn, 278. 15 to Brooklyn. 15, K. Box 3741, we're 84, on scene. The address is going to be 1321 Flatbush Avenue. We got a three-story, non-fire for a building that's fully... 1321 Flatbush Avenue.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1321 Flatbush Ave.

Emergency responders are coordinating at a nearby intersection to assist a patient from the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medic branch, Queens box. 651 with the final. Conditions 38, any units on scene, can you have them come to the intersection of Bedford and Flatbush? We have at least one patient waiting. Conditions 38, 10-5 that location. Conditions 38, Bedford and Flatbush, where they intersect, that's where the location of the incident is. 10-5.

Two workers are confirmed trapped inside the collapsed building, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:09
XR4, they got two workers, confirmed trapped, we're gonna continue in, thank you. XR4, 10-4.

Firefighters have rescued several people so far.

Firefighters have received a report of a building collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:29
10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 37441, that's 2625 Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 3741, 2625 Bedford Avenue, off of Newkirk and Flatbush, that's for a building collapse.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2625 Bedford Ave.

NYC Emergency Management has opened a reception area for residents affected by the collapse at the Flatbush YMCA located at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.

The NYPD Special Operations Unit has been deployed to assist the FDNY with ongoing recovery efforts.

A request has been made for a structural engineer to assist at the collapse site.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Brooklyn to Brooklyn. K. Brooklyn, we need the Department of Building's structural engineer to the scene, uh, whoever they sent is not a structural engineer, we need a structural engineer on scene. Alright, 10-4, K, we'll give them a call. 10-4. 10-4.

Firefighters can hear people and are digging toward them on Flatbush Ave.

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Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn. Field, comm. Engine 4, 1060 box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Benford Avenue. Collapse of a three-story MD into a open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief Sims reports, we are still working on removing one additional confirmed victim at this time. The patient count is as follow. We have one and two.

Emergency responders report one fatality, four seriously injured, and five with minor injuries at the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Medical branch director, Brooklyn box 3741 to citywide with a progress report. 3741, proceed. Operating at the 10-33, building collapse. The 10-4 remains high, the public safety personnel and civilians. Fire operations and EMS operations are ongoing. You can count at this time. One black tag, four red tags, five green tags.

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Brooklyn FDNY · 0:14
Second alarm transmitted, Brooklyn 1060 box 3741, 1321 Flatbush Avenue, off of Bedford Avenue, above building glass.

A second alarm has been issued for the building collapse to increase response efforts.

Staten Island FDNY · 0:30
Satin Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. Staten Allen, announcing in the borough of Brooklyn, a second alarm has been transmitted for box 3741, address 1321 Flatbush Avenue at Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 1723 hours, dispatcher 310.

Emergency responders have established a staging area at a nearby intersection to coordinate rescue efforts.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:29
Colbert scene, zone central. Looks like the staging area for ESU is going to be at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Flatbush and Bedford, for my SRG and Colbert scene units, as for ESU Truck 7. You guys read? 3 Lieutenant. 3 Boy. 2 Lieutenant read. Copy. 3 Adam read. 10-4.

Secondary searches in the adjacent building are complete, with all individuals safely evacuated. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
trying to reach at this time. Secondary searches in Exposure 2 are complete negative. All members and all residents of Exposure 2 have been removed. At this time, we have one black dag, two red dags, five green dags, and one unknown.Alright, 10-4, field comp. Just to confirm, you got a...

Firefighters have made auditory contact with a trapped victim inside the collapsed building. Rescue efforts continue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
3 F Com Battalion. 60, all hands, box 3471, the address of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, 12th and Bedford Avenue, collapse of a three-story multiple dwelling into an open construction site. At this time, Car 8 Assistant Chief, Tim, reports continue to operate with a 10-60 assignment. We have auditory contact with one victim that we're...

Additional lighting equipment is being brought to the scene to aid rescue efforts.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
Brooklyn to the field, Tom, K. Yeah, Brooklyn. Field Tom, Tactics and Support 1 is responding with some lighting equipment. SOC also reached out to OEM. They are going to get some additional equipment as needed. 10-4, thank you, Brooklyn. 10-4. 1658, the time. 10-4.

The patient count has increased to nine, with ongoing fire operations at the scene.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

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FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Box 3741 in Brooklyn with a progress report. Proceed. Fire operations are ongoing. We have a total of nine patients right now. That's five green tags, one RMA green tag, one black tag, and two red tags. The potential is still going to be high. And that's going to be the end of the report. Anybody arriving on scene needs to get all their gear and come to the command post and get their gear. In front of the building.

A Major Incident Response Vehicle is being dispatched to assist with coordination at the rescue scene.

Multiple additional ambulances have been requested by responders at the scene.

The total patient count from the building collapse has increased to eight, with five moderately injured, one in good condition, one seriously injured, and one fatally injured.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
Box 3741 to citywide. 3741, proceed. 3741 with a progress report. We're up to a total patient count of 8. We have 5 yellow tags, 1 RMA green tag, 1 red tag, 1 black tag. I need you to send us 3 additional patients. Thank you.

Firefighters report that five civilians have been rescued, with four having moderate injuries and one with minor injuries.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:30
582 to citywide. 582. Show me as medical branch on box 3741. We're going to move staging to Flatbush and Foster. It's heavily congested right now. Right now we have five civilian patients, four yellow tags, one green tag. Have condition 44 go to staging and be the staging area manager. Thank you.

FDNY personnel report that the building collapsed into a construction site. They have also updated the address.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:26
to a construction site on Exposure 2 side. Alright, 10-4, Division 15. 15, also be notified, MAC Grid has a 25-minute ETC. 10-4. Alright, 15, they also have the vacuum truck en route. 10-4.
Brooklyn FDNY · 0:30
Squad 288 has been relocated to the quarters of Squad 1. 1616, it's on Brooklyn, 278. 15 to Brooklyn. 15, K. Box 3741, we're 84, on scene. The address is going to be 1321 Flatbush Avenue. We got a three-story, non-fire for a building that's fully... 1321 Flatbush Avenue.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1321 Flatbush Ave.

Emergency responders are coordinating at a nearby intersection to assist a patient from the building collapse.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:31
Medic branch, Queens box. 651 with the final. Conditions 38, any units on scene, can you have them come to the intersection of Bedford and Flatbush? We have at least one patient waiting. Conditions 38, 10-5 that location. Conditions 38, Bedford and Flatbush, where they intersect, that's where the location of the incident is. 10-5.

Two workers are confirmed trapped inside the collapsed building, and rescue efforts are ongoing.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:09
XR4, they got two workers, confirmed trapped, we're gonna continue in, thank you. XR4, 10-4.

Firefighters have rescued several people so far.

Firefighters have received a report of a building collapse.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:29
10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 37441, that's 2625 Bedford Avenue, for a building collapse. 10-60, transmit to Brooklyn box 3741, 2625 Bedford Avenue, off of Newkirk and Flatbush, that's for a building collapse.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2625 Bedford Ave.

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chyanyung2h ago

Hope everybody is ok 🙏🏽

nOtUrMoM11125m ago

All of them residents and even ones not involved need to be loud as hell and make lots of noise to stop the overlooking of regulations and restrictions for throwing up these high-rises in less than 72 hours and then wondering why they collapse and take down everything around it.

nOtUrMoM11126m ago

Not as solid androids. The video is very very clear and she’s been doing a great job actually.

NYRangerFan26m ago

Omg prayers for all who are affected

chyanyung2h ago

Hope everybody is ok 🙏🏽

nOtUrMoM11125m ago

All of them residents and even ones not involved need to be loud as hell and make lots of noise to stop the overlooking of regulations and restrictions for throwing up these high-rises in less than 72 hours and then wondering why they collapse and take down everything around it.

nOtUrMoM11126m ago

Not as solid androids. The video is very very clear and she’s been doing a great job actually.

NYRangerFan26m ago

Omg prayers for all who are affected

chyanyung2h ago

Hope everybody is ok 🙏🏽

nOtUrMoM11125m ago

All of them residents and even ones not involved need to be loud as hell and make lots of noise to stop the overlooking of regulations and restrictions for throwing up these high-rises in less than 72 hours and then wondering why they collapse and take down everything around it.

nOtUrMoM11126m ago

Not as solid androids. The video is very very clear and she’s been doing a great job actually.

NYRangerFan26m ago

Omg prayers for all who are affected

chyanyung2h ago

Hope everybody is ok 🙏🏽

nOtUrMoM11125m ago

All of them residents and even ones not involved need to be loud as hell and make lots of noise to stop the overlooking of regulations and restrictions for throwing up these high-rises in less than 72 hours and then wondering why they collapse and take down everything around it.

nOtUrMoM11126m ago

Not as solid androids. The video is very very clear and she’s been doing a great job actually.

NYRangerFan26m ago

Omg prayers for all who are affected

chyanyung2h ago

Hope everybody is ok 🙏🏽

nOtUrMoM11125m ago

All of them residents and even ones not involved need to be loud as hell and make lots of noise to stop the overlooking of regulations and restrictions for throwing up these high-rises in less than 72 hours and then wondering why they collapse and take down everything around it.

nOtUrMoM11126m ago

Not as solid androids. The video is very very clear and she’s been doing a great job actually.

NYRangerFan26m ago

Omg prayers for all who are affected

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