A crane that tilted and struck a 25-story building in Lower Manhattan is being taken apart.
Crews righted the crane which fell over around 7 p.m. Saturday, striking the 23rd floor of 80 Maiden Lane.
Police say part of the building’s facade broke off and some debris crashed to the ground.
Fire officials say no injuries were reported.
Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the crane to fall over.
Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri says the crane had been authorized to install mechanical equipment at 80 Maiden Lane. He says it’s unclear what the crane was doing at the time it fell, since workers had likely gone home for the day.
The building the crane struck and the two next to it were evacuated as a precaution, and another building was partially evacuated.
While the vacate order has been lifted, there are still street closures in the area.
Maiden Lane is closed between Broadway and Water Street. Pearl Street is also closed between Fletcher Street and Wall Street.
This latest incident comes on the heels of a recent spate of problems involving construction cranes.
Last week, the city’s former chief crane inspector pleaded guilty to bribery charges.
In May 2008, two construction workers were killed when a crane came crashing down on the Upper East Side.
That collapse came just two months after another one that killed seven people in Midtown.
(Source: http://www.ny1.com/)
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