Seven workers hurt in LI City crane collapse
The Fire Department of New York says a crane has collapsed at a construction site in the city's Queens borough, injuring seven people, three of them seriously. AP video (Jan. 9) (January 9, 2013 4:26 PM)
Seven workers were injured when a massive crane malfunctioned and crashed into a Long Island City construction site Wednesday afternoon.
A worker who was at the Queens site at 46-10 Center Blvd., which is right behind the landmark Pepsi-Cola neon sign, said the cable to the 17-foot boom snapped while it hauled a load around 2:30 p.m.
Preston White, 48, of the Bronx, said the impact of...
