New York building collapse kills at least two, officials say

At least two people have died and more than 17 others are injured after a building in New York City collapsed into an open construction site, officials have said. It sparked a massive search-and-rescue operation, with more than 250 first responders at the scene in Brooklyn, trying to find survivors who may have been trapped under the rubble of the three-storey building. Hours later, aerial video showed firefighters pulling a survivor, covered in dust, out of the debris on a stretcher. Authorities are yet to determine what caused the sudden collapse at about 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Wednesday. The rescue mission has been described as "extremely dangerous" by New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore.