By Dalia Faheid, John Miller, Aidan Johnstone, Gloria Pazmino

New York (CNN) — At least one person is dead and 10 others injured, including four seriously, after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed Wednesday afternoon, a fire department official said.

One person was still trapped, the official said.

The building collapsed around 4 p.m. in the central Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush, a largely residential area with a predominantly Black and Afro-Caribbean community.

A construction site was adjacent to the building that collapsed. The NYC Department of Buildings is at the scene investigating, the department said.

The building that collapsed included a store at ground level and at least one apartment upstairs, according to a fire department official.

New York State Rep. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, whose office is blocks away from the building, told CNN affiliate Spectrum News NY1 the construction site had been an adult day care center before becoming vacant.

“They were waiting for a permit to build affordable housing. We don’t know the details in terms of why the building collapsed but all I know is it’s been probably neglected,” Hermelyn said.

Video from the scene shows firefighters pulling out one victim from a mountain of debris. Four firefighters placed the victim on a stretcher to remove them from the site.

First responders deployed drones to assist in the search and used flashlights as daylight waned, video shows.

As the sun set, dozens of firefighters could be seen digging through debris and sorting through items in the building to search for victims. In one moment, a firefighter can be seen throwing pillows to the side, while another moves a broken oven out of the way.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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