3 injured in Brooklyn building collapse
Non-life-threatening injuries reported; building said to be empty
Emergency crews responded to a building collapse in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
An FDNY spokesman said the department received a call reporting the collapse at 2:26 p.m. at 1438 Fulton St. It's unclear what caused the collapse, the spokesman said.
At least three people were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, though it's unclear if they were in or near the building when it collapsed. According to CBS New York, one of those injured was bicyclist who was struck by falling debris.
Photos and video posted to social media showed first responders arriving at the scene.
Building just collapsed in Brooklyn; Fulton St & Tompkins Ave! Don't know if anyone was inside. pic.twitter.com/22TBfyvJoY
— Avram Grumer (@avram) July 14, 2015
Emergency crews got here pretty quick. pic.twitter.com/7IqJ3yKaoj
— Avram Grumer (@avram) July 14, 2015
One last photo before leaving the scene. pic.twitter.com/ElfquzD3d2
— Avram Grumer (@avram) July 14, 2015
TY @NYPD79Pct #DI John Chell and the rest of the #NYPD team for the professional and rapid response! pic.twitter.com/WnWcSSTmaN
— Bed Stuy (@bedstuygateway) July 14, 2015
Dozens of firefighters, NYPD emergency service unit on scene at Fulton and Tompkins for building collapse. pic.twitter.com/6ExJFZDEBM
— Camille Bautista (@CamBautista) July 14, 2015
Building collapse on Fulton street pic.twitter.com/tofOnxspRX
— Camille Bautista (@CamBautista) July 14, 2015
"I thought it was a bomb that went off" witness said of Fulton St. building collapse pic.twitter.com/cMN4vBAAH4
— Camille Bautista (@CamBautista) July 14, 2015
#Brooklyn building just collapsed out of no where pic.twitter.com/b9CHiqnxr8
— Rumplestiltskin (@Jasonschear) July 14, 2015
#BREAKING: Emergency crews responding the collapse of a multi-story building in #Brooklyn: http://t.co/xZQ27pJlsfhttps://t.co/lR5XyF1Teo
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) July 14, 2015
The building was recently occupied by Sahel Inc., a wholesale beauty supply store. Bashir Hamadou, who identified himself as the owner of the business, told Yahoo News that Sahel Inc. moved from that location three months ago and that no one lived in building.
