NEW YORK: The top portion of a construction crane caught fire and collapsed in Manhattan on Wednesday (Jul 26), injuring at least two people and snarling traffic during the morning rush hour, authorities and local media said.
Firefighters and rescue personnel responded to the scene, blocking traffic in the surrounding streets and through the Lincoln Tunnel to New Jersey during rush hour.
The crane collapsed at about 7.30am in the area of 10th and 11th Avenues and West 41 and 42 Street, near the Hudson Yards complex, the New York City Police Department said on the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter. The NYPD urged people to avoid the area.
Source: CNA
