A six-months-pregnant woman was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn on Wednesday, Nov. 12. (Foto: Instagram)
A six-months-pregnant woman was pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Her husband, who had been waiting outside the site, became emotional when he learned she had survived.
The man tried to get past police to reach his wife but was stopped and taken to a safe area. He pleaded for help and anxiously sought updates. At about 6:30 p.m., he was told she had been found alive. She was placed on a stretcher and taken by ambulance for medical care. He thanked those involved in the rescue, saying, “I’m very happy. I want to thank all of you.”
The three-story building’s collapse killed at least two people and injured 17 others, according to figures confirmed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a news conference that evening. Four of the injured were in critical condition, and seven were children. Mamdani said he was “heartbroken” by the disaster.
The mayor asked the public to pray for those who died, their families and the recovery of the injured. He also wished the hospitalized victims a “quick and full” recovery. The collapse occurred shortly after 4 p.m. local time on Bedford Avenue, between Newkirk and Flatbush avenues, in the residential neighborhood of Flatbush, according to CBS News. Authorities had not released the identities of those who died.
