The crane fire and partial collapse has left some nearby businesses closed and hotel guests scrambling for places to stay. GainerTV reports.
Yotel, next door to the crane fire, was evacuated. Everyone had to find somewhere else to stay Wednesday night. Thursday, they were allowed back inside to get their things, but they still can't stay. One woman visiting from Spain had planned her trip for months. She's not sure where she's going Thursday night.
Workers were lifting 16 tons of concrete at the time of the accident. A high-ranking city official told CBS2 the preliminary cause of the five alarm fire may have been hydraulic fluid that leaked onto a heated metal plate near the engine of the crane.
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