The Bongiorno Law Firm said it is examining potential legal liability after a Brooklyn building collapse killed at least eight people and injured 18, as city officials investigate the cause.
The firm announced its review Nov. 12. Its release reported at least eight fatalities and 18 injuries. CBS News reported that two children were among the dead and that the injured included 14 civilians and four firefighters.
New York City Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said the building fell into an adjoining construction site. She said fire officials received word at about 4:01 p.m. EST Nov. 11 about the building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue.
Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, said excavation was underway at the neighboring site. The firm's release identified the site as 2625 Bedford Avenue. New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani said the city Department of Buildings and law-enforcement partners would investigate.
The firm said its review would examine the site work, construction methods, the building's structural condition and compliance with safety rules. Those are possible areas of inquiry; the firm has made no finding of negligence. Bonsignore said the cause remained under investigation.
