Five dead after Brooklyn building collapses into neighboring construction site

A three-story mixed-use building in Brooklyn, New York, collapsed Wednesday afternoon into an adjacent construction site where workers were excavating. Five people have died: two deaths were announced Wednesday and three bodies were recovered early Thursday, the city fire department said. At least 17 people were hospitalized, four in critical condition. The cause is under investigation; the city Department of Buildings issued a full stop-work order at the site and is checking nearby buildings.