Survivors of the deadly Brooklyn building collapse recall shock, terror and grief

NEW YORK: One man’s pregnant wife was pulled alive from the rubble, while two of his roommates perished. A woman living next door woke from a nap to bright daylight flooding her bedroom because her apartment wall was suddenly gone.

Survivors of the Brooklyn apartment building collapse that killed eight people wept as they recounted their terror and grief during a news conference Friday.

New York officials, from building inspectors to prosecutors, say they’re investigating what caused the three-story building to come crashing down as workers were digging at an adjacent construction site.

Those who lost family, neighbors and their homes demanded answers.