“She is still alive”: a six-month pregnant woman miraculously survives the collapse of a building in New York

A six-month pregnant woman miraculously survived the collapse of a building in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn (New York) on Wednesday, November 11. Images filmed by photographer David Burns show the moment when rescuers manage to free her from the rubble. Covered in dust, but apparently conscious and able to move, she was carried away on a stretcher.

On site, Allen Devlin, journalist for CBS New York, said that the victim's husband was on the street where the collapse occurred and was desperately trying to contact her. In particular, he was seen trying to cross the security perimeter to find his partner.

“I am very happy”

The team of journalists then learned that a pregnant woman had been rescued. Her husband was then able to recognize his partner thanks to a video that reporters showed him. And after several long minutes of waiting, he learned the good news: his wife survived. “She is still alive, I am very happy,” he declared live on television, before bursting into tears.

The collapse of this three-story building, located near a construction site, left at least eight dead and 19 injured, according to city authorities. The firefighters still do not know the causes of the collapse, which is the subject of an investigation, they indicated on the X platform.