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| Crane collapse forces evacuation | Crane collapse forces evacuation |
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| A crane has collapsed on to a block of flats in Liverpool city centre, forcing the evacuation of the building. | A crane has collapsed on to a block of flats in Liverpool city centre, forcing the evacuation of the building. |
| Eight fire crews and a search and rescue unit were called to the scene on Tabley Street just after midday, Merseyside Fire Service said. | Eight fire crews and a search and rescue unit were called to the scene on Tabley Street just after midday, Merseyside Fire Service said. |
| There are no reports of any casualties but crews are still in the process of evacuating the four-storey building. | There are no reports of any casualties but crews are still in the process of evacuating the four-storey building. |
| Eyewitness James Johnson told the BBC the crane had been left "wrapped over the building". | Eyewitness James Johnson told the BBC the crane had been left "wrapped over the building". |
| Mr Johnson, 26, lives in the apartment block opposite the building and witnessed the aftermath. | Mr Johnson, 26, lives in the apartment block opposite the building and witnessed the aftermath. |
| We went through the emergency exit but it was full of falling debris Sarah Banfield, resident | |
| "I just heard this huge crash and I just thought they dropped some concrete," he told BBC News. | "I just heard this huge crash and I just thought they dropped some concrete," he told BBC News. |
| "But when I looked out of the window I saw the crane wrapped over the top of the building." | "But when I looked out of the window I saw the crane wrapped over the top of the building." |
| A spokeswoman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said the incident was still ongoing. | A spokeswoman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said the incident was still ongoing. |
| "We were called at about 1205 BST to say that a crane had collapsed on to a four-storey building on Tabley Street," she said. | "We were called at about 1205 BST to say that a crane had collapsed on to a four-storey building on Tabley Street," she said. |
| "A full search of the building is being carried out and fire crews are evacuating anyone inside." | "A full search of the building is being carried out and fire crews are evacuating anyone inside." |
| The end of the crane appeared to pierce part of the roof | |
| Resident Sarah Banfield was helped out of the Chandler's Wharf building along with her boyfriend, Andrew, by a builder. | |
| She said she dodged plumes of dust, falling debris and holes in the floor to get out. | |
| "The whole building shuddered. It felt like it was literally shaking," she said. | |
| "We grabbed hold of each other because it seemed to go on for ages, we thought it was an earthquake. | |
| "We tried to get out so opened our front door and there was dust everywhere. | |
| "We went through the emergency exit but it was full of falling debris. | |
| "I stepped across a hole in the floor which had bits of metal sticking out of it, I don't know how I did it." |