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Two dead and 19 injured after Brooklyn apartment building collapses

By Emily Hallas
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Two people are dead and 19 people were injured after a building in New York City collapsed on Wednesday, according to authorities.

It is unknown how many people are still trapped after the three-story building on 1321 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn fully collapsed around 4 p.m., New York City Fire Department Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said in a press conference, noting that it will be a “prolonged operation,” with the cause still under investigation.

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