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Police confirmed fatalities from the crane collapse at a news conference on Tuesday.  The RCMP have said one man was buried by rubble when the arm of the crane fell more than 25 storeys on Monday, landing on the building he was working in. Four other men died in the collapse, all workers at the highrise construction project, while another was released from hospital after being treated for minor injuries. Workers were preparing to dismantle the crane when something "catastrophic" happened, Kelowna RCMP Insp. Adam MacIntosh said.  The RCMP, BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating...

Cailen Vilness's father, Chris Vilness, says he received a call from his ex-wife around 12.30 p.m. Monday, who told him there had been an industrial accident where Cailen worked. Vilness said he immediately flew to the Okanagan from Kitimat in northwestern B.C. Vilness said he felt something serious might have happened when Cailen didn't answer his phone after the incident. Cailen — who had worked on the crane for a year — died on his first day back to work after returning from a trip to visit family in Kitimat, where he grew up. "He has had a bit of experience ass...

Article content The accident happened near St. Paul Street and Bernard Avenue around 11 a.m. at the Bernard Block, a major three-tower residential and commercial project being constructed by Okanagan builder Mission Group. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Multiple fatalities after crane collapses in downtown Kelowna Back to video The crane was being used to build a 25-storey residential tower and was taller than the building it was helping to construct. The upper portion of the crane toppled, leaving most of the crane’s support tower standin...

Article content The accident happened near St. Paul Street and Bernard Avenue around 11 a.m. at the Bernard Block, a major three-tower residential and commercial project being constructed by Okanagan builder Mission Group. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Multiple fatalities after crane collapses in downtown Kelowna Back to video The crane was being used to build a 25-storey residential tower and was taller than the building it was helping to construct. The upper portion of the crane toppled, leaving most of the crane’s support tower standin...

One died in hospital and three were pronounced dead at the scene. Macintosh said the crane operator hasn’t been found but police believe his body is buried in the rubble. The upper portion of the crane smashed into a neighbouring building, leaving most of its support tower attached. The accident happened near St. Paul Street and Bernard Avenue around 11 a.m. at the Bernard Block, a major three-tower residential and commercial project being constructed by Okanagan builder Mission Group. The collapse, which occurred during the dismantling process, knocked out power for most of Kelowna’s dow...