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A worker managed to escape with his life when the construction crane he was on caught on fire before it collapsed and injured 12 people on the ground in New York City.
Five people were injured, including a firefighter, when a crane collapsed into a neighboring building after catching fire in New York City on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The crane gave out as the operator cabin below was ravaged by the flames, causing the upper arm of the telescoping section to split halfway.
This is the first picture of the construction worker who was operating a crane moments before it was engulfed in flames and collapsed in New York City.
A crane collapsed on a busy street in Hell's Kitchen, a neighbourhood in midtown Manhattan, sparking terror and causing pedestrians to run for their lives as debris rained down on them