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At today’s crane fire and collapse at 550 Tenth Avenue, the #FDNY Command Tactical Unit operated drones to provide crucial real-time data that helped direct fire operations. The CTU used their ...
A construction crane working on the 45th story of a building in midtown Manhattan caught fire and collapsed on Wednesday, striking an adjacent high-rise as it came crashing down on the street below.
Their report stated that the crane's 190-meter (620 ft) long boom was not sufficiently secured by its operators so as to withstand the high winds present on the day of the collapse and that use of that crane in those 80–105 kilometres per hour (50–65 mph) winds was well outside the manufacturer's recommended operating parameters. [33]
[2] [3] Three Iron Workers Local 8 members, Jeffrey Wischer, William DeGrave, and Jerome Starr, were killed when the suspended personnel platform in which they were observing the lift was hit by the falling crane. [3] [4] A safety inspector was filming construction of the stadium on that day and captured the collapse on video as it occurred.
Not the first crane accident for city, or equipment owner. 08:45, AP. The crane is owned by the New York Crane & Equipment Corp., one of the city’s most widely used crane providers, officials said.
A man was killed Friday after a crane fell at the Evraz long rail mill project, the Pueblo Fire Department and Evraz North America have confirmed to the Chieftain.
The crane, which was being dismantled, fell across the street and its median, crushing six cars near the Fairview Avenue intersection. It also damaged the building's roof and eastern facade. [ 2 ] Two of the four victims were ironworkers, while the others, a college student and a former city administrator, were in vehicles on the street.
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