Truemors
You know, there seems to be a lot of crane accidents going on in New York, one wonders if in their haste to build the Big Apple, a few are going to start falling out of the trees.
I will try and get some photos as the story develops. It is reported 2 are dead and the story is still in development stage.
NEW YORK (AP) — A construction crane has collapsed on New York’s Upper East Side.
The Fire Department says it has pulled people out of the wreckage at East 91st Street and First Avenue. Their conditions are not immediately known.
The top floor of a nearby high-rise apartment building has been damaged. Firefighters and rescue workers are continuing to search through the wreckage.
In March, a 20-story crane broke away from an apartment tower under construction and toppled over, killing seven.
http://www.wnbc.com/news/16434038/detail.html
NEW YORK -- A construction crane collapsed on New York's Upper East Side on Friday morning, smashing into a high-rise apartment building and leaving at least one person dead. Firefighters swarmed over the wreckage at East 91st Street and First Avenue, searching for bodies.It wasn't immediately clear whether there were additional fatalities.Initial, unconfirmed reports had said two people were died, WNBC-TV in New York reported.A TV station helicopter showed a large portion of the crane tumbled onto the building.The crane smashed into a 23-story apartment building before falling onto the street below. The accident happened 2½ months after a crane collapse killed seven people about two miles south, near the United Nations.It demolished a four-story townhouse. Last month, the city's buildings commissioner resigned, under fire over a rising number of fatal construction accidents.
Below is live coverage from New Yorks Wabc-online News
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6174607
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