Crane Collapse NYC - Pictures of the construction crane collapse in NYC that killed two people and critically injured two others when the extension boom broke off, crushing the penthouse across the street.
The NYC crane collapse happened at the northwest corner of 91st and First at the constuction site of the 34-story Azure building with the top of the crane falling 25 stories onto a nearby apartment building.
The crane operator on top - there is also one at ground level - was killed and several construction workers on the site were injured by falling debris when the giant construction crane collapsed.
The apartment building damaged in the NYC crane collapse is across the street from the Azure building construction site at 1749 First Avenue.
As you can see in the pictures, there is a huge gash in the upper floors of the building and one penthouse apartment was completely crushed.
Debris is strewn all over the intersection and New York City police found a metal beam from the crane collapse that apparently bounced and tumbled three blocks away.
New York Mayor Bloomberg says the accident is “unacceptable” and a construction worker told WABC 7 that a building inspector had checked out the site on Wednesday.
A complaint about the crane that collapsed this morning was filed May 20th, but the city inspector said everything was fine.
And that’s the latest news on the crane collapse NYC.
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May 30th, 2008 at 10:02 am
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May 30th, 2008 at 10:17 am
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