Category: crane collapse

Crane Collapses on Milan Building Amid Hailstorm

Milan—A giant crane collapsed on a six-storey building in Milan on Monday following a violent hailstorm that hit northern Italy. The storm also caused the temporary closure of the A1 highway due to hundreds of damaged vehicles with destroyed windshields in the rescue lane. Firefighters were at work on Tuesday to secure the area around…


5 Killed in Crane Collapse at Residential Tower in Canada

KELOWNA, British Columbia—Five people died when a crane toppled off a 25-story residential tower in Canada, police said Tuesday. Four construction workers on the ground were killed in the accident Monday in Kelowna, 241 miles (390 kilometers) east of Vancouver, police Insp. Adam MacIntosh said. The crane operator hasn’t been found but police believe his…


Four Dead, One Missing After Collapse of Crane in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C.—The Mounties say four people were killed and a fifth person is missing after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C. Insp. Adam MacIntosh says four people at the site, all construction workers, were killed when the crane toppled off the 25-storey building on Monday. He says a fifth man who was working in an…