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| Crane collapses on NYC apartments | Crane collapses on NYC apartments |
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| A construction crane has toppled into apartment blocks in New York, killing at least four people and injuring 10, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. | A construction crane has toppled into apartment blocks in New York, killing at least four people and injuring 10, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. |
| He told reporters that three of the injured were in a serious condition. | He told reporters that three of the injured were in a serious condition. |
| He said the collapsing crane - which had stood 19 storeys high - "basically just flattened" a low-rise apartment building on Manhattan's East Side. | He said the collapsing crane - which had stood 19 storeys high - "basically just flattened" a low-rise apartment building on Manhattan's East Side. |
| The area has been evacuated, and a rescue operation is under way amid reports that people are trapped. | The area has been evacuated, and a rescue operation is under way amid reports that people are trapped. |
| John PlaGreco, who owns Fu Bar in the crushed low-rise building, said he feared one of his employees was dead in the rubble. | John PlaGreco, who owns Fu Bar in the crushed low-rise building, said he feared one of his employees was dead in the rubble. |
| "Our bar is done," he said. "The crane crashed the whole building. If I wasn't watching a Yankees game, I would've come to work early and gotten killed." | "Our bar is done," he said. "The crane crashed the whole building. If I wasn't watching a Yankees game, I would've come to work early and gotten killed." |
| Residents of the area reported hearing a terrible roar as the crane collapsed. | Residents of the area reported hearing a terrible roar as the crane collapsed. |
| "First I heard a rumble, and it increased, and then it increased," said Bill Reilly, who lives nearby. "It continued building in strength... It shook the six-storey brick building that I live in." | "First I heard a rumble, and it increased, and then it increased," said Bill Reilly, who lives nearby. "It continued building in strength... It shook the six-storey brick building that I live in." |
| Maureen Shey, who lives opposite the under-construction building from which the crane fell, said: "I heard a big crash, and I saw dust immediately. Bricks were flying through the air. | Maureen Shey, who lives opposite the under-construction building from which the crane fell, said: "I heard a big crash, and I saw dust immediately. Bricks were flying through the air. |
| "I saw the whole thing. I thought the crane was coming in my window." | "I saw the whole thing. I thought the crane was coming in my window." |
| The crane missed her building. | The crane missed her building. |
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