Construction crane catches fire in New York City and hits building as it crashes to street
Jul 26, 2023 | 6:37 AM
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NEW YORK (AP) — A tall construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, and its arm hit a building as it crashed to the street below.
Photos and videos posted on social media show flames bursting from the car of a crane hundreds of feet above 10th Avenue at 41st Street. The crane’s arm scraped the top floors of a skyscraper across the street as it fell.
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the crane fire and collapse, which happened shortly before 8 a.m.
Firefighters stationed on a roof deck of another building used hoses to battle the blaze. Surrounding streets were closed to traffic.
