Death toll rises to 5 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig through rubble
Firefighters early Thursday removed the bodies of three more people who died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, bringing the death toll to five, and they kept digging through the rubble to find others who may be trapped beneath the wreckage.
TL;DR
- Three more bodies were recovered by firefighters on Thursday.
- The building collapse in Brooklyn has resulted in a death toll of five.
- Rescue efforts are continuing to search for individuals potentially trapped under the debris.