New York vows answers over deadly building collapse

NEW YORK: New York authorities on Friday pledged a full investigation into how a residential building collapsed this week, killing eight people and injuring over a dozen more.

The three-story property in Brooklyn tumbled into a neighboring excavation site on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a huge emergency response as firefighters pulled people from the rubble.

“The families in this community deserve answers about what led to this collapse,” New York Attorney General Leticia James told reporters.

“And I have faith that the investigators will follow the facts, and that anyone found responsible will be held to account,” she said, noting that Brooklyn’s district prosecutor had launched a criminal probe.