Two Hospitalized After Crane Accident in Manhattan

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Source: NY1

Police say a crane accident is closing down several streets in Manhattan.

Officials say it hapened at 261 Madison Avenue just before 11 a.m.

Officials say the accident involved a mobile crane, but it is still unclear if it was the crane or the cable that broke.

It happened approximately 30 stories up.

Read more: http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/05/31/crane-collapse-manhattan.html

[BumRushDaShow]

1. The crane was lifting a large AC (HVAC) unit

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Crane-Collapses-in-Midtown-Manhattan-305606991.html



I hope those injured will be okay!

[PatrynXX]

2. somehow I shoulda known that

as the broken area was next to the vents..

[BumRushDaShow]

3. And it damaged the building

(and possibly others) on its way down. It probably sounded like an explosion when it hit the ground. It's bad enough having a small rock fall from that height.

[jtuck004]

4. Sigh. Maybe it broke the reporters spelling bone too...

"There was a loud noise and usually there is medal plating on the ground in front of my building so we assumed it was a large vehicle that had passed over the metal plating. But after I walked by the window there was smoke and there is not supposed to be smoke so I was a little confused," witness Roxy Travers said.

medal?

Dang spell checker, I'm sure. I wonder if the woman they quoted would have spelled it like that.

The story said 2 workers were taken out of an abundance of caution, and I bet under protest, so no one serious. That's pretty impressive, getting everyone out of the way in that big a place.

It says accident. Did they tighten all the bolts, so to speak?