AGAIN: 2 Killed in Manhattan Crane Collapse

[Matt Molnar]

Not Again: 2 Killed In UES Crane Collapse (http://wcbstv.com/local/NYC.Crane.Collapse.2.736424.html)
At Least 3 Others Injured In Second Collapse In 3 Months
NEW YORK (CBS) ? Two people died in a crane collapse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan Friday morning, according to the FDNY. Several others have been injured at the construction site at 91st Street and 1st Avenue and were taken to area hospitals for treatment.

Hundreds of firefighters and officials from the Office of Emergency Management were on the scene working to search for other victims. Air inflation devices were mobilized to help lift some of the heavy debris. [Full Article (http://wcbstv.com/local/NYC.Crane.Collapse.2.736424.html)]

[NYCMedic]

http://a.abclocal.go.com/images/wabc/cms_exf_2007/news/local/053008shrekgast5.jpg
Just Spoke to a friend onscene.....1 confirmed DOA, 1 Critical, Quite a few unaccounted for.

[Matt Molnar]

Looks like it says "NY Crane" on the piece there, same company involved in the last collapse, which killed 7 people.

One of the damaged buildings:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2536397934_c74603f885.jpg?v=0
(Seth Holladay/Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/seth_holladay/2536397934/in/photostream/))

The mayor announced an initiative to hire 60 new buildings inspectors last week, as a reaction to the rash of construction accidents lately, but not soon enough apparently. I really think they need to suspend all crane operations until they can all be inspected.

[Gerard]

And from the helicopter scene :lol: Saw the Command & Control PD412 circling unger newscopters around 11:15 and going home from the LIRR at 5 there were 5 newscopters in a steady hover over the area. From a distance looked pretty cool.

[wunaladreamin]

Mayor Gloomturd now blaming a broken weld on the boom of the crane for the tragedy.

[Matt Molnar]

And from the helicopter scene :lol: Saw the Command & Control PD412 circling unger newscopters around 11:15 and going home from the LIRR at 5 there were 5 newscopters in a steady hover over the area. From a distance looked pretty cool.
Yep, saw that from Astoria. 5 news choppers + an NYPD chopper. As I was looking up I had a gorgeous view of a VA A346 out of Newark with its bright red engines making its way northeast to LHR.