Firefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 2 and traps people in wreckage

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site Wednesday afternoon, killing at least two people and trapping others beneath the wreckage.Scores of firefighters and police officers wielding pickaxes and power saws clambered over the rubble pile for hours, punching holes through the ruins to pull dust-covered people from beneath piles of twisted wood and brick.At least 17 people were hospitalized with injuries, including four in critical condition, officials during a news conference. New York City Fire Department officials said their search and rescue operations would continue into the night. It was unclear whether people might still be trapped.“This has been an incredibly challenging and fast-moving situation, with precarious wreckage to navigate and dangerous voids beneath the surface,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. “This type of rescue is exactly what the FDNY trains for.”The cause of the col