Ring doorbell camera captures the Brooklyn building collapse

NEW YORK (Gray News) - A Ring doorbell camera captured the moment an apartment building collapsed in Brooklyn, killing eight people.

In the video, provided by James Williams, debris and dust are seen billowing up as the structure to the right of a landing gives way. People can be heard shouting as the video continues.

A photo taken by Yuki Iwamura for the Associated Press appears to show a different angle of the landing and the apartment where the Ring doorbell camera was. The photo shows contents of the apartment exposed after the exterior wall fell in the collapse.

The three-story building collapsed on Wednesday as construction workers were digging in an adjacent lot.

Two children, ages 9 and 10, were killed along with adults ranging in age from 22 to 31, according to the New York City Police Department. There were also 18 people injured, including four firefighters, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. The children were Colombian, as was one of the adults who was killed, according to the country’s consulate in New York.

The fire department reported rescue operations Thursday after the last victim was freed from the wreckage.

Investigators have not determined the cause of the collapse. In its wake, Mamdani has ordered inspections at about 100 building sites involving companies related to the project.