Pregnant woman may have been rescued from Brooklyn collapse rubble
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Pregnant woman may have been rescued from Brooklyn collapse rubble Stream New York's #1 news - AccuWeather - original content 24/7 By Krista McNally Wednesday, November 11, 2026 11:54PM Share FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- As rescuers searched through the rubble of a deadly building collapse in Flatbush on Wednesday, one husband stood outside the scene pleading for help and desperately seeking information about his pregnant wife. "I've heard nothing. She's inside the building. She's pregnant," the man told police and Eyewitness News as emergency crews continued their search operations. Krista McNally spoke to a husband who believes his pregnant wife is trapped in the partial building collapse on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn The collapse left at least one person dead and at least 10 others injured, according to officials. Rescue crews spent hours combing through the debris as they worked to locate anyone who might still be trapped. At about 6:33 p.m., a woman who may be the man's wife was pulled from the rubble, though authorities had not immediately confirmed her identity or condition. A pregnant woman may have been pulled from rubble after a building partially collapsed in Brooklyn. The collapse happened shortly after 4 p.m. when a three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. collapsed into a neighboring construction site at 2625 Bedford Ave., officials said. NewsCopter 7 footage showed catastrophic damage, with large sections of the building reduced to rubble and rooms left completely exposed. The collapse also damaged a neighboring building at 1323 Flatbush Ave., where part of the exterior appeared sheared away, exposing apartments inside. That building remained standing. As investigators worked to determine what caused the collapse, the husband's anxious wait for news became one of the most emotional scenes outside the disaster site. ---------- * More Brooklyn news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Download our connected TV app Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply. Brooklyn building collapse live updates: 1 dead in Flatbush 12 minutes ago 1 dead, at least 12 injured after Brooklyn building collapse; search continues for others 4 minutes ago Pregnant woman may have been rescued from Brooklyn collapse rubble 6 minutes ago Report a correction or typo Copyright © 2026 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved. Watch Live ON NOW Live: Brooklyn building collapse in Flatbush 12 minutes ago 1 dead, at least 12 injured after Brooklyn building collapse 4 minutes ago SS United States updates: All valves open as sinking process continues 1 minute ago Teen charged with murder in death of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong Is there a nor'easter coming? | Live updates Worker killed, another missing after bridge scaffolding collapse 2 hours ago Former Jets coach Rex Ryan charged in Nashville hit-and-run case NYC Veterans Day Parade draws thousands to Fifth Avenue