Building collapses in Flatbush, multiple people trapped beneath rubble

And we're following breaking news tonight out of Brooklyn. Look at this scene here. A building has collapsed with multiple people reportedly trapped inside. This is the scene. This is on Bedford Avenue in the Flatbush section of the borough. News 12's Michael Amore just got to the scene there. He joins us now live. Mike, there is a massive response underway. We can see it right there behind you. What are you seeing? I'm actually trying to keep my eyes peeled because there is a lot going on right now. I just saw another person looks to be a woman that was just carted off on the stretcher. This is a devastating scene and you're getting a live look at it. I want to flip the camera, show you what looks like a dollhouse. I mean, you can see people's livelihood. You can see. Coats, and I'm trying to get to a better angle here because I'm being pushed away by first responders here trying to work the scene. But there you go. You can see there is literally a building that looks like it was sawed in half. We're seeing beds, clothes. Fire. Firefighters now using flashlights to try and search through that rubble for anyone that might be trapped. As I said, I've seen at least three people so far parted away on stretchers. And just the amount of neighbors out here tonight on what is a scene stretching multiple blocks. I'm hearing from neighbors that they heard a loud bang and then. The entire street just covered in smoke and this is when the firefighters rushed in again searching for anyone that's trapped in the rubble. But this is a very scary scene. Everyone just standing in disbelief and worry for anyone that may still be trapped in that rubble. It's unclear how many people might be stuck in there. And according to the FDNY, Mike, four construction workers being transported to the hospital for treatment, one at least in critical condition. So this is a big scene. Can you give us the idea of the scope? How many blocks are we talking here? What's blocked off? Where should people avoid? Okay, so one of the nearest streets I'm looking at is Flatbush Avenue. That's the long block that is completely roped off. And then several side streets as well. We're looking at Stevens Court right now is closed off. But this scene is very massive. Even for the buildings that are far down this block on Flatbush Avenue, far away from the one that collapsed, is still being roped off. Because we're seeing. A lot of first responders here. This is a scene that's requiring a lot of a search and rescue effort, and they need as much space as they can to not only block any pedestrians from getting close to that building, but as well to operate and lock down the scene. I hear you Mike. Now I know you just said to us before we went live that you were talking to people there on the scene. Did anyone maybe mention if there was any work being done to this building and the nearby buildings? Talk to me a little bit about what moments were like before this happened. Yes, a few minutes ago, I spoke to a man who was out here around 11, 12 in the afternoon, says he saw construction workers digging into the ground and hitting what looked like the foundation of the building. It's not clear if that led to the collapse, but he says it looked a little concerning that the building was not structurally sound. But again, this is the early report. We don't know exactly what led to this collapse. What matters right This is the search and rescue effort to get anyone that's trapped inside out and to the hospital.