Construction Crane Collapses in NYC, hits apt. building; two dead

[kalibex]

A construction crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building with a thunderous roar Friday, killing two workers in the city's second such tragedy in 2 1/2 months and renewing fears about the safety of hundreds of cranes towering over the New York skyline.

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_http://www.nbcnews.com/id/24889166/ns/us_news-life/t/workers-die-ny-city-crane-collapse/#.VrStomPP0ok_

 

[Chad]

Am i right in thinking this is from 2008?

2 workers die in N.Y. City crane collapse
Weld under investigation; 'unacceptable and intolerable,' mayor says

IMAGE: COLLAPSED CRANE
MSNBC
Friday's crane accident was the second deadly one in 2 1/2 months in New York City, which is in the midst a building boom.
msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 5/30/2008 6:20:55 PM ET

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NEW YORK — A construction crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building with a thunderous

 

[kalibex]

Am i right in thinking this is from 2008?

No.

_http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35505329_

 

[Chad]

Ok - it's strange that NBC link and its still saying the date as posted above. But i checked the BBC and yeap it says 2016

 

[Mark]

The first NBC link IS from 2008, the story was about a different incident when Bloomberg was mayor.

Another happened Feb 5, 2016:

__http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/construction-crane-collapses-manhattan-injures-2-article-1.2521130

 

[Chad]

here's some video of the crane collpasing - 'strong' language warning.

the sound it makes reminds me of the crane that fell in Mecca - eerie.

http://<iframe width="560" height="...5Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Articles from RT - it's not up on sott yet but am sure it's in the pipeline

https://www.rt.com/usa/331417-crane-collapse-tribeca-manhattan/

https://www.rt.com/usa/331441-crane-collapse-video-manhattan/