Hudson Yards construction crane catches fire and COLLAPSES in ritzy NYC neighborhood
- The crane caught fire on 41st Street and 10th Avenue on Wednesday morning
- Terrifying footage showed the crane ablaze as workers and residents fled
A construction crane caught fire and collapsed, striking the side of another skyscraper before falling onto a rush-hour Manhattan street as terrified commuters ran for their lives.
The building equipment suffered the dramatic failure on 41st Street and 10th Avenue on Wednesday morning.
Terrifying video footage shot on the corner of 43rd Street and 10th Avenue shared by a Twitter user called Jimmy Farring showed the crane collapse and strike a glass residential skyscraper opposite.
The Fire Department New York confirmed in a statement: ‘FDNY units are currently operating at a crane collapse and fire at 550 Tenth Avenue in Manhattan.’
A burning Manhattan construction crane is pictured collapsing and striking the side of a residential skyscraper on 10th Avenue, sending glass and debris spraying onto the sidewalk below
People were seen fleeing the scene as the fiery crane burned in the sky above them
The crane was seen ablaze from other parts of Manhattan
That collision appeared to shatter windows in the building, with debris then falling onto 10th Avenue, as terrified commuters screamed and ran from the collapse.
It is unclear what caused the blaze – and if anyone has been injured.
Another dramatic video shared on Twitter by podcaster Paula Pant showed the crane ablaze before collapsing.
The dramatic incident sent debris spraying onto the streets below.
A third video showed the crane being hosed with water by firefighters – although much of the spray appeared to be missing it.
Residents and workers in the area were seen running for their lives as the fiery crane blazed in the sky above them.
A construction crane is pictured ablaze in Manhattan on Wednesday morning
Another close-up image shows the crane ablaze and billowing black smoke into the clear morning sky. A spray of water being hosed onto the flames is visible on the left
A photo shot from uptown shows the crane ablaze with the skyscrapers of Hudson Yards behind it
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