Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
22
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn on Wednesday after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at least one person and trapping others beneath the wreckage.
asserted
it → dig → wreckage
Firefighters were called to the scene in the borough’s Flatbush section at about 4pm.
asserted
Firefighters → call → pm
News helicopter footage showed dozens of firefighters scouring the debris, with a group homing in on one area and appearing to use a saw to cut through the wreckage.
asserted
group → show → wreckage
One person died, and four others were rushed to a hospital in critical condition, according to the New York City fire department.
uncertain
others → die → department
Six additional people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.
asserted
people → take → injuries
The aerial videos showed firefighters digging at least one person out of the rubble and removing them on a stretcher.
asserted
firefighters → show → stretcher
The building that collapsed had been perched at the edge of a lot where another one-story building had been torn down for a construction project.
asserted
building → collapse → project
The site was being excavated, and the building that fell down filled the construction pit with bricks and wood.
asserted
that → excavate → bricks
Another building that shared a wall with the collapsed structure remained standing, but its wall was shorn off, exposing the rooms inside, including a bedroom and closets filled with clothing.
asserted
wall → share → clothing
A drone hovered over the site as firefighters dug by hand, tossing chunks of rubble aside.
asserted
firefighters → hover → rubble
Rescuers also used rescue dogs to search for survivors.
asserted
Rescuers → use → survivors
As darkness fell, firefighters used flashlights to illuminate the area where they were working.
asserted
they → fall → area
Phone and email messages seeking comment were left with the architect, property owner and general contractor listed in city records as being associated with the construction project.
asserted
messages → seek → project
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