Crane Drops Giant AC Unit 30 Stories in Manhattan; 10 Injured
A construction crane dropped a giant air conditioning unit in midtown Manhattan this morning, causing serious damage to the side of a Madison Avenue building and injuring 10 people.
The NYPD sent out a warning earlier on Twitter:
Alert: Avoid midtown area of Park to 5 Aves, 39-40 streets due to a crane incident/accident.
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 31, 2015
Two construction workers and eight other individuals were injured due to the debris from the AC unit falling.
Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke on the accident and tweeted out images of the clean-up efforts:
.@nycoem and @fdny securing the area after a crane collapsed in Manhattan. Updates to come as we have them. pic.twitter.com/jNdksPoA7N
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) May 31, 2015
Other people tweeted out images of the devastation as well:
Thoughts and prayers with those injured today when crane fell 30 stories in #Manhattan. @abc @nycfirewire @nickgenes pic.twitter.com/fT3LWUJzpJ
— Preston Phillips (@10NewsPhillips) May 31, 2015
East 38st crane accident. @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/Scw0eJc6tI
— Kenneth Evseroff (@NYNEWSGUY) May 31, 2015
Went into the office today to get some things done – view of the Madison Ave. crane accident from my window: pic.twitter.com/pzCbOCN15P
— James Montague (@JimboMont) May 31, 2015
#BREAKING: crane accident in Midtown – no word of any injuries – Madison & 38th @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/EP4YyBXj88
— Andrea Grymes (@AndreaGrymesTV) May 31, 2015
Major crane accident 38th and Madison. @NY1 pic.twitter.com/vreFK4YLYs
— Shawn G. Chittle (@ShawnChittle) May 31, 2015
You can see video of the aftermath below:
[h/t Gawker]
[image via screengrab]
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