New York: Deadly building collapse in Brooklyn
Verified: 42 outlets in 21 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States. 2 killed, according to 19 outlets.
A three-storey building collapsed in New York’s Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing at least two and injuring 17 others. The building, in the Flatbush area, collapsed at around 4pm local time, and tumbled into a neighbouring construction site, with the cause of the collapse still under investigation.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
- Killed · 2 figures, newest first
- 219 outlets: aljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk +17· latest Nov 12, 12:28 PM UTCTwo killed, 17 injured in New York building collapse ↗
- 19 outlets: abc.net.au, abcnews.com +7· latest Nov 12, 2:06 AM UTC1 Dead, 10 Injured After Brooklyn Building Collapses into Construction Site ↗
- Injured · 4 figures, newest first
- 173 outlets: haitiantimes.com, newsofbahrain.com +1· latest Nov 12, 12:28 PM UTCTwo killed, 17 injured in New York building collapse ↗
- 105 outlets: breitbart.com, news.tuoitre.vn +3· latest Nov 12, 9:24 AM UTCBuilding collapse in Brooklyn kills at least two, injures more than 10 ↗
- 121 outlet: bbc.co.uk· latest Nov 12, 12:33 AM UTCNew York building collapse kills one person and injures 12 ↗
4 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Breitbart, UPI and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 11, 10:16 PM UTCFirst reportNew York City building collapse traps people in rubble1news.co.nz ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 10:37 PM UTC · +20 min
- Nov 11, 10:38 PM UTC+21 minNew York City building collapse leaves people trapped in rubbleindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 11:10 PM UTC+53 minAt least 1 person dead, 2 critically injured after building collapses in Brooklyn, police sayabcnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 10:26 AM UTC+12 hTwo dead, several injured after New York building collapsesfrance24.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:26 AM UTC+13 hTwo dead, several injured after New York building collapseshurriyetdailynews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 11:50 AM UTC+14 h· you’re reading thisNew York: Deadly building collapse in Brooklynfrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 12:28 PM UTC+14 hTwo killed, 17 injured in New York building collapsenewsofbahrain.com ↗
[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 2 says one killed and Report 4 says two dead, both conflicting with Report 1's at least two killed and 17 injured, while Report 3 matches Report 1's count and is consistent with it.
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1h agoNew York: Deadly building collapse in Brooklyn A three-storey building collapsed in New York’s Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing at least two and injuring 17 others. The building, in the Flatbush area, collapsed at around 4pm local time, and tumbled into a neighbouring construction site, with the cause of the collapse still under investigation.
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