New York, July 26: A tall construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, and its arm hit a building as it crashed to the street below. Photos and videos posted on social media show flames bursting from the car of a crane hundreds of feet above 10th Avenue at 41st Street. The crane's arm scraped the top floors of a skyscraper across the street as it fell. Construction Crane Collapse in New York Video: Crane Collapses After Catching Fire in Hell's Kitchen, Viral Clip Surfaces.
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the crane fire and collapse, which happened shortly before 8 a.m. Firefighters stationed on a roof deck of another building used hoses to battle the blaze. Surrounding streets were closed to traffic. Tiffany Store in US Caught on Fire Video: Blaze Erupts at Basement of New York City's Iconic Store.
Construction Crane Crashes on Street in New York
Crane has collapsed in Hells Kitchen, New York.pic.twitter.com/OXvMT71Unr
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The location on Manhattan's West Side is near the Port Authority Bus Terminal and an entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, which carries auto traffic to and from New Jersey under the Hudson River.
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