The death toll in the New York building collapse has risen to eight

The death toll from a building collapse in Brooklyn, New York, has risen to eight, with at least 19 others injured.

As local media report, this was announced by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

According to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), three of the department's personnel are among the injured. Eight people were killed, four were hospitalized in critical condition, five sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and 10 others received minor injuries.

It should be noted that in New York's Brooklyn borough, a three-story building containing residential and commercial spaces partially collapsed. The building collapsed onto an adjacent construction site.

The New York City Department of Buildings reported that in May it had recorded several violations at the construction site next to the collapsed building. Among them were carrying out work in defiance of a stop-work order, lack of proper protection of neighboring properties from falling objects, and failure to comply with approved construction plans.