Featured image: FDNY Squad Company 1’s firehouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Illustrative photo; it does not show the collapse or rescue. Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A woman who was six months pregnant was pulled alive from the wreckage of a Brooklyn building collapse on Wednesday, November 11, bringing relief to her husband amid a disaster that killed eight people, including two children.
The rescue was reported by ABC7 New York. Her husband had been searching for information about her after the building came down in Flatbush.
Husband learns his wife survived
At about 6:30 p.m., the man learned that his wife had been found alive. She was placed on a stretcher and taken by ambulance for medical treatment, ABC7 reported.
“I have an update. She is alive, she is still alive. I am very happy,” he told the station.
Earlier, he had tried to reach the collapse site before officers moved him to a safe area so emergency crews could continue their work. The station did not immediately identify the couple.
The report confirms her rescue, but does not establish the outcome of her pregnancy.
Eight people killed; rescue operations end
The three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue collapsed into an adjacent construction site shortly after 4 p.m., according to ABC7’s updated coverage. Workers were excavating at the neighboring site when the collapse occurred.
City officials said six people died at the scene and two later died at a hospital. The children killed were ages 9 and 10.
Rescue operations concluded Thursday evening, November 12. Officials said no more victims remained, and the site was handed over to the Department of Buildings and police.
Investigators examine what happened
A neighboring building at 1323 Flatbush Avenue was also damaged, with apartments left exposed after part of its exterior wall was torn away.
The Department of Buildings said the adjacent project had a permit for excavation and foundation work. A full stop-work order was subsequently issued.
Investigators are examining the collapse’s cause. The presence of excavation work beside the building does not, by itself, establish responsibility.
This report reflects information available on November 13, 2026.