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The Something Awful Forums > Archives > General Bullshit > New York City under attack by construction equipment

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

CNN posted:

One person was killed and three others injured when a 565-foot crane collapsed during Friday morning's rush hour in snowy Lower Manhattan, authorities said.

The lone fatality was a man sitting in a parked car. Police identified him as David Wichs, 38, a Manhattan resident.

The three injuries -- two considered serious but not life-threatening -- occurred when pedestrians were hurt by falling debris, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters.

The crawler crane was being lowered into a secure position, with construction workers keeping pedestrians and traffic away from a busy street near New York Law School, when it hurtled to the ground, de Blasio said.

The crane's manufacturer required that it be secured when winds reached 25 mph, the mayor said.

"You can see how powerful the damage was, but you can also see that it was something of a miracle" there were not more casualties, de Blasio said.

As a precaution, the city immediately ordered the 376 crawler and 53 tower cranes in operation in New York be immediately secured, officials said.

Building inspectors had been at the site of the collapse a day earlier after granting approval for the crane operator to add an extension, bringing the crane to 565 feet, according to de Blasio. The work was found to be in "full compliance."

The impact of the hulking crane may have damaged underground gas mains, and utility inspectors were checking for gas leaks, officials said. A leaking water main was shut down.

some Twitter and Imgur pics:

https://twitter.com/FDNY/status/695611921630941184
https://twitter.com/KVSaint/status/695603674073198592

cranes, man's mortal enemy

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STABASS: Apr 18, 2009; Fun Shoe

thanks for update

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:11

Last Chance: Dec 31, 2004

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Cantaloupe posted:

thanks for update

woops! mean to say thanks for THE update, my bad there

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:13

Kevyn: Mar 5, 2003; I just want to smile. Just once. I'd like to just, one time, go to Disney World and smile like the other boys and girls.

I'm the guy that got beaten to the obvious joke

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Crash_N_Burn: Apr 19, 2014

Crane style cannot be defeated

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:15

guns for tits: Dec 25, 2014

Is this how the machine uprising begins?

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:19

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

Doc Friday posted:

Is this how the machine uprising begins?

yeah, first with psychopathic cranes, then with nutshots from spastic vending machines a la Maximum Overdrive

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:23

FishionMailed: Feb 2, 2014; by zen death robot

Dying while in traffic

lmao that sucks. at least it was probably quick and he probably had like no warning either.

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:24

Funky See Funky Do: Aug 20, 2013; STILL TRYING HARD

A second crane has hit the Chrysler!

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:26

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Muslims are really slacking off these days

# ? Feb 5, 2016 21:27

guns for tits: Dec 25, 2014

symbolic posted:

yeah, first with psychopathic cranes, then with nutshots from spastic vending machines a la Maximum Overdrive

It took them long enough, quite frankly.

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FlimFlam Imam: Mar 1, 2007; Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams

I like to picture the crane operator walking away, hands in pockets, whistling.

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