A major technical rescue operation was ongoing, involving hundreds of firefighters. At least three people were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday in Brooklyn when one building collapsed and a second was significantly damaged, authorities said. The collapse occurred just after 4 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday at a three-story building on Flatbush Avenue near Bedford.
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A major technical rescue operation was ongoing, involving hundreds of firefighters. At least three people were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday in Brooklyn when one building collapsed and a second was significantly damaged, authorities said. The collapse occurred just after 4 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday at a three-story building on Flatbush Avenue near Bedford.
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