Crime & Safety

1 Injured After Partial Scaffolding Collapse In Brooklyn: FDNY

At least one person suffered minor injuries after a partial scaffolding collapse, authorities said.

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDEN, NY — At least one person was injured Wednesday afternoon after a scaffolding collapse outside a Brooklyn building, fire officials said.

A scaffolding erected outside 2831 Church Ave. partially collapsed on Wednesday at about 2 p.m., a fire department spokesman said. One person was believe to have suffered minor injuries, but authorities did not immediately have additional information on the person's condition.

The scaffolding was outside a building near the Flatbush and Prospect-Lefferts Garden border.

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