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Cranes: collapse, fatality, and the causes
Pastors, it seems as if there are crane collapses more often these days, and that they are falling on innocent people and killing them. The Egyptians were able to build the Pyramids, the French were able to build the Eiffel tower, and you would think that we Americans, in the 21st century, should be able to build better cranes. Where are the trial lawyers???
Anyway, here's the latest story. I'm pretty sure they will find more dead bodies:
Last week, New York suffered a similar tragedy:
Some people are killed by these cranes, and some circumstances allow others to be saved from a crushing fate. Is this fair?
Anyway, here's the latest story. I'm pretty sure they will find more dead bodies:
Miami Crane Collapse Leaves at least One Dead, Injured
Crane Collapse in Miami Leaves at least One Dead, Five Injured and Several Trapped. A portion of a large crane collapsed at a construction site in Miami and crashed through the roof of a nearby building leaving at least one dead and injuring up to five. Several people are reported to be trapped in the hole created by the collapse.
The accident occurred on North Bayshore Drive at a site was building a large condominium complex. Several people are trapped.
It has been just over a week since a crane collapse in New York’s East Side killed seven people.
According to CBS Report "Aerial pictures show a portion of what appears to be the crane's body lying in a giant hole in the home's tile roof. "It is standard practice when using a high rise crane for the operator to increase its height by lifting new sections into place. It's not yet known if that was taking place when the the crane section fell."
Miami police has not yet released any names.
Crane Collapse in Miami Leaves at least One Dead, Five Injured and Several Trapped. A portion of a large crane collapsed at a construction site in Miami and crashed through the roof of a nearby building leaving at least one dead and injuring up to five. Several people are reported to be trapped in the hole created by the collapse.
The accident occurred on North Bayshore Drive at a site was building a large condominium complex. Several people are trapped.
It has been just over a week since a crane collapse in New York’s East Side killed seven people.
According to CBS Report "Aerial pictures show a portion of what appears to be the crane's body lying in a giant hole in the home's tile roof. "It is standard practice when using a high rise crane for the operator to increase its height by lifting new sections into place. It's not yet known if that was taking place when the the crane section fell."
Miami police has not yet released any names.
Rescuers at NY crane crash site
The crane crushed the building that it landed on
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Rescuers in New York have been searching for survivors in the rubble of the apartment blocks crushed when a construction crane toppled into them. At least four people were killed in the accident and 10 injured, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. He told reporters that three of the injured were in a serious condition. He said the collapsing crane - which had stood 19 storeys high - "basically just flattened" an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side. "It's a horrible situation, very gory. There's blood in the street," said Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, who is set to replace outgoing Governor Eliot Spitzer on Monday.
Sniffer dogs
Mr Bloomberg described the incident as a "tragic event" and said the crane had broken during a routine operation to extend its height, by inserting a section and raising its top part. "This accident is one of the worst the city has had," Mr Bloomberg said.
I heard a big crash, and I saw dust immediately - bricks were flying through the air 
Maureen Shey,
Witness
"Our thoughts go to the families. I hope we will not find other victims." Witness Greta Welkhammer told local TV station NY1: "Everybody was running, running. It was devastating." The crane "literally split in half", she said.
John LaGreco, who owns Fu Bar in the crushed low-rise building, told the Associated Press that he had been lucky to escape the accident.
A witnesses said the crane broke in half. "Our bar is done," he said. "The crane crashed the whole building. If I wasn't watching a Yankees game, I would've come to work early and gotten killed."
The collapse also overturned and crushed cars, left rubble piled high and caused a huge dust cloud to rise over the neighbourhood. Firefighters with sniffer dogs were scouring the rubble for signs of further victims. Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said the search was "a painstaking hand operation, as we try to remove the rubble so we don't cause further collapse or injure anyone who may still be in that building".
Loud roar
Stephen Kaplan, an owner of the Reliance Construction Group, told AP the company had contracted the work out to another company and described the incident as "an absolute freak accident".
Ten people were injured - three were said to be seriously hurt
He said a piece of steel fell and sheared off one of the ties holding the crane to the building, causing it to detach and topple.
Residents of the area reported hearing a loud roar as the crane came down. "First I heard a rumble, and it increased, and then it increased," said Bill Reilly, who lives nearby. "It continued building in strength... it shook the six-storey brick building that I live in." Maureen Shey, who lives opposite the under-construction building from which the crane fell, said: "I heard a big crash, and I saw dust immediately. Bricks were flying through the air. "I saw the whole thing. I thought the crane was coming in my window."
The crane missed her building.
The crane crushed the building that it landed on
Enlarge ImageRescuers in New York have been searching for survivors in the rubble of the apartment blocks crushed when a construction crane toppled into them. At least four people were killed in the accident and 10 injured, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. He told reporters that three of the injured were in a serious condition. He said the collapsing crane - which had stood 19 storeys high - "basically just flattened" an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side. "It's a horrible situation, very gory. There's blood in the street," said Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, who is set to replace outgoing Governor Eliot Spitzer on Monday.
Sniffer dogs
Mr Bloomberg described the incident as a "tragic event" and said the crane had broken during a routine operation to extend its height, by inserting a section and raising its top part. "This accident is one of the worst the city has had," Mr Bloomberg said.
I heard a big crash, and I saw dust immediately - bricks were flying through the air Maureen Shey,
Witness
"Our thoughts go to the families. I hope we will not find other victims." Witness Greta Welkhammer told local TV station NY1: "Everybody was running, running. It was devastating." The crane "literally split in half", she said.
John LaGreco, who owns Fu Bar in the crushed low-rise building, told the Associated Press that he had been lucky to escape the accident.
A witnesses said the crane broke in half. "Our bar is done," he said. "The crane crashed the whole building. If I wasn't watching a Yankees game, I would've come to work early and gotten killed."The collapse also overturned and crushed cars, left rubble piled high and caused a huge dust cloud to rise over the neighbourhood. Firefighters with sniffer dogs were scouring the rubble for signs of further victims. Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta said the search was "a painstaking hand operation, as we try to remove the rubble so we don't cause further collapse or injure anyone who may still be in that building".
Loud roar
Stephen Kaplan, an owner of the Reliance Construction Group, told AP the company had contracted the work out to another company and described the incident as "an absolute freak accident".
Ten people were injured - three were said to be seriously hurtHe said a piece of steel fell and sheared off one of the ties holding the crane to the building, causing it to detach and topple.
Residents of the area reported hearing a loud roar as the crane came down. "First I heard a rumble, and it increased, and then it increased," said Bill Reilly, who lives nearby. "It continued building in strength... it shook the six-storey brick building that I live in." Maureen Shey, who lives opposite the under-construction building from which the crane fell, said: "I heard a big crash, and I saw dust immediately. Bricks were flying through the air. "I saw the whole thing. I thought the crane was coming in my window."
The crane missed her building.
I don't see the point of bring up these accidents time and time again. They're just acts of God and it is not like someone was sneaking into to these construction sights at night and sabotaging things.
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