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Manhattan Crane Fire and Collapse

They CallMe MRWILKES — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:37:50 GMT

A crane caught fire causing parts to collapse to the street, along with a concrete load.

This occurred at 7:30 am at 10th Avenue and 41st Street at a luxury apartment building under construction.

There are currently 6 reported fire personnel and civilian injuries, though none severe.

Large scale street closures in the Hells Kitchen and Times Square area are in place

It is truly remarkable that casualties were not more numerous, as pedestrians scrambled away in terror!

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:43:37 GMT

I have been watching the coverage on several media sites and it is amazing that there have not been any deaths.

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JudyL — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:45:57 GMT

How terrifying! That poor crane operator - can't imagine what he/she must have gone through. Hope those injured will be ok.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:48:24 GMT

From what I have heard, the construction workers at the site were able to block off the street and sidewalks before the collapse onto 10th Avenue.

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Jk9 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:13:20 GMT

Makes my dealing with the occasional snake, skunk and other wildlife and spiders seem minor. Guess I will continue to be thankful I live "in the country".

Sounds like emergency and other personnel did a good job dealing with the disaster.

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catter70 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:41:52 GMT

How scary for everyone one involved.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:04:02 GMT

This was amazing to watch on the local news.

Firefighters sprayed water from a balcony on a building across 10th Avenue!

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Kachina624 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:01:14 GMT

I wonder how the crane operator managed to escape? I assume he did.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:08:29 GMT

From a New York City Deputy Fire Commissioner at a press conference:

“A crane operator was operating the crane, lifting 16 tons of concrete, when he saw the fire and tried to extinguish it. So we give a lot of credit to the crane operator, but the fire overwhelmed the operator and he had to exit the crane.”

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:12:50 GMT

The injured have been revised to 12, but all are non-life threatening.

3 firefighters and 9 civilians (including construction workers.)

Still miraculous it wasn’t worse.

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Trailrun23 — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 23:15:06 GMT

0nly 12 injured and no deaths is an absolute miracle. I can only imagine the flashbacks to 9/11 some of those who were out on the street when this happened may have suffered. NYC has suffered more than enough; hope the adjacent buildings are really structurally sound now; they said they were inspected asap after the collapse of the crane.

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Oznell — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:41:16 GMT

What a harrowing episode. Thank goodness there were no life-threatening injuries, which seems miraculous, under the circumstances.

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Imaoldhippie — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:43:55 GMT

How horrifying for everyone. I glad there were no deaths involved.

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SoCal Bred — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:14:35 GMT

I saw the video on ABC World News last night, miraculously, there were no deaths. It was reported that this same crane company was involved in two deadly collapses in Manhattan 15 years ago, scary!