Crane Smashes Into NYC Skyscraper Causing Injuries

Several streets in Midtown Manhattan were evacuated after a construction crane smashed into a building injuring several people.

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At least seven people were injured and several streets in Midtown Manhattan where evacuated when a crane or the load it was hoisting smashed into a building near East 38th Street and Madison Avenue on Sunday morning, the NYPD reports. 

The collision damaged the facade of the building and sent debris falling to the street below, officials said. Traffic was being detoured around the area. 

On Twitter, officials said that the can was lifting an AC unit when a cable snapped, causing the accident.  

 [Via New York Post]

 

 

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