Edition of 2026-11-13
Search ends after Brooklyn building collapse kills at least eight
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- A three-story building on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday.
- According to The Guardian, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said crews were working in "extremely dangerous conditions" to find anyone trapped.
- The Fire Department said the search for victims was over, and city investigators are looking into an excavation at a neighboring site.
How this summary was checked
Number presence was checked; this does not establish that a claim is true. A model also checked the summary against source text.
Removed statements:
- At least eight people died, including two children, and city officials said two of the dead were construction workers from a nearby site.: model: Two of the dead were children, but the article says the two construction workers were 'identified' from a nearby site; the statement says city officials said this. The Guardian attributes the worker detail to city officials as stated, but the source does not say city officials stated it in this exact framing; the claim is only partly matched, so treated as unsupported.
- According to The Guardian, 18 people were injured, while NPR reported dozens injured, so reports differ on the number.: model: The Guardian reports 18 injured and NPR reports 'dozens injured', but the article does not describe these as conflicting reports; the statement's framing of a discrepancy is an inference not made by the articles, though the numbers themselves are reported.
Evidence for each statement
A three-story building on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
the rubble of a collapsed three-story building in Brooklyn
- Read the source — CBS News
the search for victims on Flatbush Avenue was over
- Read the source — The New York Times (U.S.)
a building collapsed Wednesday in Flatbush, Brooklyn
- Read the source — CBS News
According to The Guardian, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said crews were working in "extremely dangerous conditions" to find anyone trapped.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
crews are working in ‘extremely dangerous conditions’ to find anyone trapped
- Read the source — The Guardian (U.S.)
The Fire Department said the search for victims was over, and city investigators are looking into an excavation at a neighboring site.
Status: model-supported. Model support is not independent verification.
The Fire Department said the search for victims on Flatbush Avenue was over, while city investigators began looking into an excavation occurring next door.
- Read the source — The New York Times (U.S.)
Original reporting and records
- Casualties continue to rise after Brooklyn building collapses — NPR
- Brooklyn building collapse kills at least two children and six adults, injuring 18 — The Guardian (U.S.)
- Video shows moment of Brooklyn building's collapse that killed at least 8 — CBS News
- Rescue Ends in Brooklyn After 8 Die in Building Collapse — The New York Times (U.S.)
- Crews begin excavating site of building collapse in Brooklyn — CBS News
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