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James Williams was inside his third floor apartment in Flatbush, Brooklyn, when his building collapsed into a pile of rubble on Wednesday afternoon, leaving two people dead and more than a dozen injured, some critically, with rescue operations ongoing. At the Flatbush YMCA, Williams said he couldn't believe what he and his wife went through. The YMCA is a central spot for people to coordinate getting food, shelter and medication. "Everybody's traumatized, we all are," he said from a wheelchair. "Because one minute we're all just living our normal lives and the next minute before our eyes this just happened—so suddenly." He said he saw a bright light and then first responders coming to his rescue. "All I know is I was with the wife and then we just heard some rumbling, and then after the rumbling, the next thing you know just open the door and happen to see the outside," he recalled. He said the construction had been happening right before the collapse. "When you know that you have buildings occupied year-round where there's tenants, you've got to be careful," he said. "Even though you've got a job to do but you've still got to be careful." He thinks something probably went wrong at the construction site. Officials said the cause is under investigation as the rescue efforts continue. 🎤 @mackrosenberg reports 📸 Mack Rosenberg