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Home » Construction Crane Carrying 4-Ton HVAC Unit Crashes In NYC Street

Construction Crane Carrying 4-Ton HVAC Unit Crashes In NYC Street

June 1, 2015
The crane dropped the load, which scraped the building on its way down, sending glass, metal and concrete raining onto the ground.

A heating and air-conditioning unit weighing several tons came untethered from a crane and fell 30 stories to the ground in Midtown Manhattan on Sunday, leaving seven people scraped, bruised and shaken up, officials said. The equipment came tumbling down at 10:43 a.m. on a stretch of Madison Avenue, officials said.

Had it happened on a weekday, when the area is typically bustling with pedestrians and motorists, the consequences might have been worse.
 

Full details here.

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