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| Crane collapses at Falmouth Docks | |
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| A crane has collapsed at Falmouth Docks in Cornwall, leading to the evacuation of the site. | |
| The structure toppled on to the dockside with an "enormous bang" at about 09:00 BST. | |
| There are no reported injuries, although the site had to be cleared because the crane collapsed on to acetylene cylinders. | |
| A 200m exclusion zone has been put in place while firefighters work to make the area safe. | |
| The Royal Navy Lookout Twitter account said: "Crane at A&P Falmouth just collapsed on RFA Tidespring in drydock. Enormous bang & sirens sounding. Hope no casualties." | |
| A&P Group, which owns the docks, has said a full health and safety investigation would take place. | |
| More on the Falmouth crane story, and other news | More on the Falmouth crane story, and other news |
| A statement said: "This morning there was an incident at A&P Falmouth involving one of the facility cranes. | |
| "No-one was injured in the incident, however all personnel have been temporarily evacuated from the docks whilst an assessment of the area is made. | |
| "Personnel will return to work as soon as possible." |