From ABC News · ABC News · · 1m 30s
A crane fell in Brickell and nobody died
A piling rig toppled onto a car and a storage container in downtown Miami, and every person walked away with minor injuries.
In brief
A piling rig toppled onto a car and a storage container in downtown Miami, and every person walked away with minor injuries. Four people were hurt but all survived a crane collapse in Brickell, and investigators still do not know why the piling rig went over. Originally reported by ABC News.
Crane down in Brickell
Just after 8 a.m. Monday, a crane collapsed at a construction site in Miami's upscale Brickell neighborhood. Four people ended up in the hospital.
A fire chief's relief
Miami Fire Chief Robert Hevia said he was thankful a call involving a collapsed crane and a burning car produced no deaths.
“When you look at the site, it's incredible”
She reversed just in time
A woman driving on the street next to the site saw the crane start to fall. She threw the car in reverse far enough to get out before the crane landed on it and set it alight.
“She was able to pull her car in reverse just slightly enough to be able to get out of the vehicle”
Two workers boxed in
The crane also came down on a storage container with two construction workers inside. One crew member cut them out of the metal box while another fought the fire.
“complex scene”
Everyone accounted for
The two trapped workers and the operator who jumped clear went to a trauma center with minor injuries. The driver went to a different hospital, also minor. All other workers were accounted for.
Cause still unknown
Officials have not said why the piling rig tipped. It shares a base with a standard crane but drives columns deep into the ground to support big structures. The collapse is under investigation.
In short
Four people were hurt but all survived a crane collapse in Brickell, and investigators still do not know why the piling rig went over.
