New York, Nov. 13 -- Eight people, including two children and two construction workers, were killed and 18 others injured after a three-storey building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York, with city authorities launching a wider investigation after an earlier inspection report flagged cracks in the structure.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that six people died at the scene, while two others succumbed to their injuries at nearby hospitals. The injured included 14 civilians and four firefighters, he said.

"As of now, we have confirmed that two of those who died were construction workers," Mamdani said while briefing reporters on the tragedy on Thursday (local time).

Providing an update on the injured, the mayor said that most o...