Trini among victims in deadly Brooklyn building collapse

Verified: 54 outlets in 28 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 5 of them from the United States. 8 killed, according to 13 outlets.

A Trinidad and Tobago national is among the victims of a catastrophic building collapse in Flatbush, Brooklyn – a heavily Caribbean enclave in New York City – that left at least eight people dead and 18 others injured. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed on Thursday that a national from Trinidad and Tobago, alongside immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador, was among those killed and injured when the 1930s-era residential building gave way on Wednesday afternoon. Six adults, including two construction workers, and two children lost their lives in the tragedy.