[From article]
The vacant four-story building at 1438 Fulton Street was undergoing a full demolition when its third floor pancaked onto the second floor at around 2:30 p.m., officials said.
“The top facade fell over first, then it imploded,” said Leslie Greene, 27, who works at a store across the street. “It was very loud, (and) there was lots of dust. The strongest coffee you could have made that’s how dark the smoke was.”
At least three people sustained non-life threatening injuries after they were struck by scattering debris, FDNY officials said.
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On Sunday, a complaint was made against the building for a brick column being in danger of collapsing and damage to a construction fence and, according to the Department of Buildings website.
Locals said the property had once been occupied by squatters–but no longer.
“It had strippers, hoes, pimps and looters,” Greene said. “But this month they had nobody in there.”
http://nypost.com/2015/07/14/building-collapses-in-bed-stuy/
Building collapses in Bed-Stuy
By Shawn Cohen, Margo Levy, Dana Sauchelli and Chris Perez
New York Post
July 14, 2015 | 3:21pm
Warning! Adult language.
