A crane on top of a Manhattan skyscraper was burning and part of it collapsed as black smoke was billowing into the air stories above the ground, video showed.
A crane on top of a Manhattan skyscraper was burning and part of it collapsed as black smoke was billowing into the air more than 40 stories above the ground, video showed.
Five people were hurt as a result of the fire and resulting partial collapse, fire department officials said, three of whom were taken to hospitals. A firefighter was among one of the injured. The extent of the injuries was not clear. The building the crane is atop of is currently under construction. It was not immediately clear if anyone was in the building at the time of the crane fire, or if the building itself sustained any damage.
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