Queens Crane Collapse 10/27/08

LJFD75 · 10-27-2008, 04:01 PM

Foxnews reporting a crane collpase in college points queens. reporting a worker possibly trapped in the crane that appears to have snaped in half.

just showed a short live clip of a truck co using the bucket to attept to rescue possible worker trapped...

LJFD75 · 10-27-2008, 04:10 PM

think this is the address

127 ST. & POWELLS COVE BLVD.

LJFD75 · 10-27-2008, 04:13 PM

I believe its a water treatmant facility possibly....
and beleived the operator has been rescued not sure fox switched to election enws in the middle of it

fupayme · 10-27-2008, 04:43 PM

Mon Oct 27 15:02:30 2008
STATUS: Open - Active
PROGNOSIS: Monitoring
Structural-Crane Accident
Queens 127 St Powell's Cove Blvd

A crane has tipped on its side at a DEP Sewage Treatment Plant located at the above location. The crane operator was trapped in the crane cab and has been removed without injury by FDNY. There are no other reported injuries at this time.

DOB and DOT have been notified and are responding to the scene.

RESPONDING UNITS: OEM 34

INCIDENT NO: Inc-145449-374-102708