SEVERAL people have been left trapped under rubble after a three-story building collapsed in New York.
Firefighters are searching through the wreckage in Brooklyn following the horror at 4pm local time, emergency services said.
The New York City Fire Department said: “FDNY units are currently operating at a building collapse on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.”
At least two people have been located and rescued so far.
But authorities fear there may be more people trapped under the rubble.
Shocking footage shows firefighters pulling one survivor from under heaps of debris.
They appeared to use a saw to hack through the collapsed structure.
Rescue workers were seen placing the victim on a stretcher before taking them from the site.
Drones have been deployed to help with the search, police say.
The collapse took place in an area where construction was happening.
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