Firefighters work on collapsed building in New York leaving at least one dead

Two people were killed Wednesday and at least 17 others injured, including children, after a three-story building collapsed near a construction site in New York. Images from the scene showed firefighters sifting through a pile of rubble in front of what appeared to be a residential property with its walls torn down, exposing a bedroom and a clothing wardrobe.

The building fell into a neighboring excavation site, trapping several people who firefighters worked to free over several hours using drones, search dogs and chainsaws. More than 250 firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene, the FDNY wrote on X, adding that the cause of the collapse was under investigation.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the emergency services for their work, saying the site involved "precarious wreckage to navigate and dangerous voids beneath the surface."