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‘It just split’: Witness captures moments after Brooklyn building collapses | CNN

CNN International •
November 11, 2026 • 12:00 PM
• By Jadyn Sham
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A locksmith captured the chaotic scene shortly after the structure fell, as people climbed through debris and sirens approached in the distance.

‘It just split’: Witness captures moments after Brooklyn building collapses | CNN

A locksmith captured the chaotic scene shortly after the structure fell, as people climbed through debris and sirens approached in the distance.

A locksmith captured the chaotic scene shortly after the structure fell, as people climbed through debris and sirens approached in the distance.

At least one person is dead and 12 others injured after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed Wednesday afternoon, a fire department official said.

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