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Wall Of Vacant Brooklyn Building Collapses, Fire Officials Say

POSTED: 10:48 am EDT April 9, 2008
UPDATED: 11:07 am EDT April 9, 2008

A wall of a vacant, four-story apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed Thursday, and firefighters rushed to the scene to make sure nobody was injured and that the neighboring buildings were not in danger.

Firefighters said so-far there are no reports that anyone was injured in the collapse, which happened around 9:30 a.m. at a building on Franklin Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.

Dozens of firefighters responded to the scene to make sure the surrounding structures were not affected by the collapse.

WNBC.com will bring you more details as they become available.

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