Two workers rescued after partial building collapse in Brooklyn

By FOX 5 NY Staff

Updated July 30, 2021 5:26pm EDT

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Workers rescued after partial building collapse in Brooklyn

Two workers have been rescued after the roof of a building collapsed at a construction site in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

NEW YORK - First responders rescued two workers from a building that partially collapsed in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon.

Authorities say that the sidewall and roof of a residential building collapsed on the men just after 1 p.m. on Lincoln Road in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

Firefighters were quickly on the scene and managed to extract the men and transport them to the hospital. One has a serious injury, the other reportedly has a life-threatening injury.

According to the FDNY, demolition was taking place when the partial collapse happened.

The specific cause of the collapse is still unknown.

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