Make New York Post a Preferred Source A dad with a heavily pregnant wife was killed in Wednesday’s horrific building collapse in Brooklyn, his heartbroken brother revealed.
Jose Luis Caguana, 26, was among the eight victims who died when the 1930-era walk-up crumbled at the edge of a construction site in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn at about 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Construction worker Caguana, an Ecuadorian migrant, moved to the US six years ago and was the sole provider for his family, his brother, Carlos, told Univision.
Emergency workers remove a victim from the scene of a building collapse in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. James Keivom for NY Post Firefighters search the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. The building fell into a construction site. James Keivom for NY Post He leaves behind his wife, who is set to give birth very soon, and another young child, the anguished sibling revealed.
“Her husband has passed away; he was the sole provider for the family,” Carlos said.
“Now that he’s gone, she is going through an immense amount of pain. She is in a very bad state right now — she’s completely overwhelmed and can’t even find the words to speak.”
