At least eight people have been killed and 17 others injured following the collapse of a three-storey building in Brooklyn, New York.
Four of the injured are reportedly in critical condition, while an unknown number of people remain missing beneath the rubble.
The New York City Fire Department confirmed that four more bodies were recovered early on Thursday as emergency crews continued searching for survivors.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the rescue operation as extremely dangerous, with hundreds of emergency responders working through the debris.
The mayor also expressed his condolences to the families who lost loved ones, those injured and everyone affected by the tragedy.
Rescue operations remain ongoing as authorities work to establish the circumstances surrounding the devastating building collapse.