A three-story apartment building collapsed into an adjacent construction pit in Brooklyn, leaving hundreds of emergency personnel searching through the rubble for survivors.
So far, eight people — including two children and six adults — have been confirmed killed and another 18 injured in the collapse that occurred at about 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 11.
More than 250 firefighters and emergency crews have been searching the debris, and K9s have been deployed to sniff through the rubble for survivors and victims. Weather is a factor, too, as search crews face rain and wind that are expected to bring temperatures down to the upper 30s through Friday, Nov. 13.
Here's what happened at the scene of the collapse.
A three-story apartment building located at 1321
Flatbush Ave. completely collapsed into an adjacent construction pit located at 2625 Bedford Ave.
New York Fire Department Chief John Esposito said the search operation could take several days.
"It's a very unstable situation. The adjoining building that remains partially intact is always a danger, where the main concern is a secondary collapse," Esposito said at the news conference. "We've taken measures to keep an eye on that and try to ensure that there is no further collapse."
SOURCES Reuters, USA TODAY reporting
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How a Brooklyn apartment building fell into a construction pit
