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| Dallas Crane Collapse Kills 1 and Injures 6, Officials Say | |
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| A crane collapsed into an apartment building in Dallas on Sunday, killing one person and injuring at least six others as heavy storms passed through the area, the authorities said. | A crane collapsed into an apartment building in Dallas on Sunday, killing one person and injuring at least six others as heavy storms passed through the area, the authorities said. |
| Of the six injured, two were in critical condition at area hospitals. | Of the six injured, two were in critical condition at area hospitals. |
| The crane collapsed on top of Elan City Lights, an apartment complex in downtown Dallas. | The crane collapsed on top of Elan City Lights, an apartment complex in downtown Dallas. |
| Severe winds appeared to have played a role in the collapse, Jason Evans, a spokesman for the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, said at a news conference, adding that the crane had been erected at a nearby building that was under construction. | Severe winds appeared to have played a role in the collapse, Jason Evans, a spokesman for the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, said at a news conference, adding that the crane had been erected at a nearby building that was under construction. |
| He said the dead victim was found in a residential part of the five-story building. An adjoining parking garage was severely damaged. | He said the dead victim was found in a residential part of the five-story building. An adjoining parking garage was severely damaged. |
| “We have no idea at this point whether any people were in those cars, or just in that parking garage in general,” he said. “We only hope that what we found up to this point is where the damage, and where the impact, stops.” | “We have no idea at this point whether any people were in those cars, or just in that parking garage in general,” he said. “We only hope that what we found up to this point is where the damage, and where the impact, stops.” |
| Videos and photos taken in the aftermath of the collapse showed a multilevel parking garage demolished, with vehicles from multiple floors crumpled together in a mess of broken concrete. They also showed that remnants of the crane had sliced through the residential area of the complex, littering a courtyard with debris. | Videos and photos taken in the aftermath of the collapse showed a multilevel parking garage demolished, with vehicles from multiple floors crumpled together in a mess of broken concrete. They also showed that remnants of the crane had sliced through the residential area of the complex, littering a courtyard with debris. |
| One woman captured the moment of the collapse on video. The crane, which towered over the scene, could be seen slowly tilting before crashing to the ground. | One woman captured the moment of the collapse on video. The crane, which towered over the scene, could be seen slowly tilting before crashing to the ground. |
| The storm caused damage across much of the Dallas area, toppling trees and power lines. | The storm caused damage across much of the Dallas area, toppling trees and power lines. |
| In Seattle in April, four people were killed after a construction crane fell from the top of a building and crushed six vehicles on the street below, officials said. | In Seattle in April, four people were killed after a construction crane fell from the top of a building and crushed six vehicles on the street below, officials said. |