At least eight people have been killed after a building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, with rescuers digging through the rubble in search of survivors. The structure, built in 1930, fully collapsed into an adjacent excavation site at 2625 Bedford Avenue at around 4 pm local time.

Seventeen people have been injured, including three firefighters. Rescue crews were working through the debris, and reports describe a pregnant woman being pulled alive from the rubble.S1S2