crane collapse

Crane collapse injures six people and sends tons of debris crashing into surrounding buildings

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A fiery disaster unfolded in New York City on Wednesday morning when a construction crane, burdened with 16 tons of concrete, ignited and toppled into an adjacent building. The calamity resulted in six individuals, including two firefighters, sustaining injuries. The crane was functioning at an unoccupied, under-construction edifice on 550 10th Avenue, in the vicinity of Hudson Yards, between West 41st and West 42nd Streets. The fire erupted around 7:30 a.m. in the cabin area …

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Crane collapse injures four people

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On Monday afternoon in Midtown Atlanta, the unthinkable happened. A crane collapse left four people injured and buildings in the area destabilized. Multiple individuals, including a construction worker and passersby, described the incident and its aftermath. The drama began just before 2:30 pm, as Katerina Mathis, a resident in the neighborhood, heard a loud crash. This was followed by tremendous shaking of the ground and the construction worker’s explanation that a portion of a crane …

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