A father whose wife was days away from giving birth was among the eight people killed in Wednesday’s devastating building collapse in Brooklyn, his grieving brother said.
Jose Luis Caguana, 26, died when the 1930s-era walk-up building gave way at the edge of a construction site in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn at around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Caguana, an Ecuadorian immigrant who worked in construction, came to the United States six years ago and was the sole provider for his family, his brother Carlos told Univision.
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He is survived by his pregnant wife, who is expected to give birth soon, and their young child, his devastated brother said.
“Her husband has died; he was the family’s sole provider,” Carlos said.
“Now that he’s gone, she is in tremendous pain. She is in a very serious state right now — she is completely overwhelmed and cannot even find the words to speak.”
