New York Mayor Mamdani praises ‘heroism’ of building collapse responders

Six adults and two children have died after a three-storey building collapsed in New York, the city’s mayor Zohran Mamdani has said.

An additional 18 people have been injured as search and rescue efforts continue in the wake of the collapse in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon.

The building was located next to a construction area but investigations into what caused the collapse continue.

Mamdani praised the efforts of first responders, adding “people are alive today due to their heroism yesterday”.

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