NYC inspecting nearly 100 sites linked to deadly Brooklyn building collapse as probe begins

NEW YORK — The city Building Department conducted a sweeping inspection campaign of roughly 100 construction sites Thursday as it launched an investigation into what caused the deadly building collapse in Brooklyn gets underway. At least eight people, including two children, died in the collapse, in which a three-story residential building at 1321 Flatbush Ave. collapsed into an adjacent construction site at 2625 Bedford Ave. in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. kAm“%96C6 2C6 7:G6 >2:? 6?E:E:6D :?G@=G65 H:E9 E9:D 4@?DECF4E:@? D:E6 H9@ 2C6 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 2AAC@I:>2E6=J `__ @E96C D:E6D 24C@DD E96 4:EJ[” |2J@C |2>52?: D2:5 %9FCD52J 2E 2 AC6DD 4@?76C6?46 ?62C E96 D:E6 @7 E96 4@==2AD6] “~FC s6A2CE>6?E @7 qF:=5:?8D :D 4@>>6?4:?8 DH66AD @7 E9@D6 D:E6D E@52J]”k^Am kAmp s~q DA@<6D>2? D2:5 E96 DH66A @7 C6=2E65 4@?DECF4E:@? D:E6D H2D DE2?52C5 AC24E:46 27E6C DF49 2? :?4:56?E[ 2?5 E92E :?DA64E@CD 4@F=5 D9@H FA 2E D:E6D E92E D92C6 4@?EC24E@CD[ 6?8:?66CD[ 2C49:E64ED @C @H?6CD H:E9 E96 :==\72E65 aead q657@C5 pG6] D:E6[ :? 2? 677@CE E@ 6?DFC6 4@>A=:2?46 H:E9 D276EJ C68F=2E:@?D]k^Am kAm“p EC2865J @7 E9:D >28?:EF56 56>2?5D 2 4@>AC696?D:G6 2?5 E9@C@F89 :?G6DE:82E:@? E92E :?4=F56D 3@E9 E96 4@?DECF4E:@? D:E6 2?5 E96 3F:=5:?8 H9:49 4@==2AD65[” |2>52?: D2:5] “%92E 92D 2=C625J 368F?[ H:E9 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 qF:=5:?8D 2?5 =2H 6?7@C46>6?E =625:?8 :E]”k^Am kAm|2>52?: 2=D@ AC2:D65 E96 us}* 7@C E96:C BF:4< C6DA@?D6 E@ E96 5:D2DE6C[ ?@E:?8 E96J 2CC:G65 @? D46?6 =6DD E92? e_ D64@?5D 7C@> E96 :?:E:2= h`` 42==]k^Am kAm“%H@\9F?5C65 2?5 7:7EJ 7:C67:89E6CD 2?5 t|$ A6CD@??6= H@C<65 E:C6=6DD=J E9C@F89@FE E96 6G6?:?8[ E96 >@C?:?8[ 2?5 2C6 4@?E:?F:?8 ?@H[ D62C49:?8 7@C DFCG:G@CD[ C6D4F:?8 A6@A=6 7C@> E96 CF33=6[ 2?5 E6?5:?8 E@ E96 :?;FC65[” E96 >2J@C D2:5] “yFDE 3642FD6 H6 6IA64E E9:D 4@FC286 7C@> E96 us}* 5@6D ?@E >2<6 :E 2?J =6DD 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ]”k^Am kAm#6D4F6 677@CED H6C6 4@?E:?F:?8 2E E96 D:E6 %9FCD52J 27E6C?@@?]k^Am kAm#6D:56?ED @7 `bab u=2E3FD9 pG6] — H9:49 =@DE 2? 6IE6C:@C H2== :? E96 4@==2AD6 — 2?5 @7 `bad[ 2?5 `baf u=2E3FD9 pG6] H6C6 DE:== F?56C @C56CD E@ G242E6[ |2>52?: D2:5]k^Am kAm#6D:56?ED @7 @E96C 3F:=5:?8D 7FCE96C D@FE9 @? u=2E3FD9 pG6][ H9@ 925 366? 5:DA=2465 D9@CE=J 27E6C E96 4@==2AD6[ 92G6 ?@H 366? 2==@H65 324< :?E@ E96:C 9@>6D[ E96 >2J@C 25565]k^Am kAmu=2E3FD9 pG6?F6 C6>2:?D 4=@D65 36EH66? q657@C5 pG6] 2?5 r=2C6?5@? #@25[ 2?5 E96 |%p 92D C6C@FE65 E96 qg[ qc`[ qch[ q`_b[ 2?5 q|a 3FD =:?6D 2C@F?5 E96 2C62]k^Am kAm%96 42FD6 @7 E96 5625=J 4@==2AD6 C6>2:?D F?56C :?G6DE:82E:@?]k^Am kAmp s2:=J }6HD C6G:6H @7 C64@C5D 7@F?5 E92E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?J52:=J?6HD]4@>^a_ae^``^`a^4@?EC24E@C\=2?5=@C5\2E\D:E6\@7\5625=J\3C@@<=J?\3F:=5:?8\4@==2AD6\4:E65\7@C\?F>6C@FD\G:@=2E:@?D^Qm2 4@?EC24E@C :?G@=G65 :? 4@?DECF4E:@? 2E E96 D:E6 @7 E96 4@==2AD6 925 366? 4:E65 3J }*rk^2m 7@C AC@3=6>D C6=2E65 E@ 56>@=:E:@? 2E E96 q657@C5 pG6] =@42E:@?[ :?4=F5:?8 G:@=2E:?8 2 DE@A\H@C< @C56C 2:>65 2E 92=E:?8 AC@3=6>2E:4 H@C<[ 4:EJ C64@C5D C6G:6H65 3J E96 s2:=J }6HD D9@H]k^Am kAm%96 C64@C5D C6G:6H65 3J E96 }6HD 2=D@ D9@H E96 >2? 369:?5 E96 @H?6CD9:A @7 E96 4@==2AD65 3F:=5:?8[ ~=F76>: u2=256[ H2D @?46 :>AC:D@?65 7@C :8?@C:?8 9@FD:?8 G:@=2E:@?D 2E 9:D AC@A6CE:6D] %92E 3F:=5:?8[`ba` u=2E3FD9 pG6][ H9:49 H2D 25;246?E E@ E96 4@?DECF4E:@? D:E6[ 925 hg @A6? G:@=2E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 56764E:G6 5@@CD[ F?D276 6=64EC:42= H:C:?8[ =62<:?8 46:=:?8D[ 56764E:G6 7:C6 C6E2C52?E >2E6C:2=[ 2?5 >:DD:?8 @C >2=7F?4E:@?:?8 D>@<6 2?5 42C3@? >@?@I:56 56E64E@CD]k^Am kAmr@?DECF4E:@? 4C6HD 925 366? :? E96 6I42G2E:@? A92D6 @7 4@?DECF4E:@? (65?6D52J H96? E96 25;246?E 3F:=5:?8 4@==2AD65]k^Am kAm00000000k^Am