NEW YORK, November 13. /Dunyo IA/. Eight people died and 18 others injured when a residential building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, reports Dunyo IA correspondent, citing The New York Times newspaper.

The collapse occurred on Wednesday at around 4:00 p.m. local time. Among those died were two children, two construction workers and two Ecuadorian nationals. Four of the injured were firefighters involved in the rescue operation.

According to city officials, the residential building was constructed in 1930 and contained four apartments. The collapse also damaged a wall of a neighbouring building. As a precaution, residents of three other buildings on the same street were temporarily evacuated pending safety inspections.

Mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani announced an investigation into five companies connected to the construction site adjacent to the collapsed building, as well as approximately 100 other sites associated with those companies.

Preliminary information indicates that excavation work, including rock blasting, had been carried out at the nearby construction site since the beginning of the year.

The rescue operation continued for nearly 24 hours amid torrential rain, involving around 250 emergency personnel and rescue workers. On Thursday, the Fire Department announced that the search had been completed and that no further victims were believed to be trapped under the rubble.

Zohran Mamdani said city authorities would work to determine the cause of the tragedy and hold accountable anyone found responsible.

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