Back of three-story building collapses in Brooklyn

Updated 26 minutes ago
FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The back of a three-story building in Brooklyn came crashing down on Saturday.

Bricks from the first and second floors of the building on Myrtle Avenue near Adelphi St. and Carlton Ave. in Fort Greene collapsed and left an apartment exposed.

It happened just after 11 a.m.

The building has a deli on the first floor.

Authorities evacuated the neighboring buildings as inspectors made sure there was no danger of collapse.



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