4 killed, at least 17 injured after NYC apartment building collapses

Four people died and at least 17 others were injured on Wednesday in New York City when a three-story apartment building collapsed into a hole created by a construction site next door, authorities said.Read more trending news Seven of the people hurt were children, WABC reported.Police received a call about the collapse at 4:01 p.m. ET. It occurred in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, according to The New York Times. The impact sheared off the wall of a building next door, leaving a bedroom and staircase exposed to the open air, the newspaper reported.The search for additional victims continued during the night and into Thursday morning. Two people were confirmed dead Wednesday evening by the New York Fire Department; a spokesperson for the department later told CNN and WABC that a third person, who was pulled from the rubble shortly after 1 a.m. ET, was confirmed dead.That person’s remains were removed from the site at approximately 4:45 a.m. ET, WABC reported.CNN, quoting a fire