Crane catches fire, partially collapses in NYC injuring 12
Cables holding 16 tons of concrete were weakened by a fire in the crane's engine compartment, causing the boom and load to fall, hitting a building.
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Cables holding 16 tons of concrete were weakened by a fire in the crane's engine compartment, causing the boom and load to fall, hitting a building.
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A name painted in big, bold yellow letters on the side of a crane that collapsed high above Midtown on Wednesday — LOMMA — was also attached to a pair of Manhattan crane disasters in 2008 that took the lives of nine people. James F. Lomma, who died in 2019, was the owner of New York Crane & Equipment, the company that owned the crane that caught fire and collapsed at 550 10th Ave. near W. 41st ...
The New York City Dept. of Buildings is investigating the cause of the fire and partial collapse.
Cables holding 16 tons of concrete were weakened by a fire in the crane's engine compartment, causing the boom and load to fall, hitting a building.