A Dallas fire rescue official says one person has been killed and at least six injured when a construction crane fell on an apartment building during a storm with high winds.
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told reporters at a briefing on the accident that a woman in the apartment building was killed when the crane cut a gash in the apartment building, apparently slicing through some of the apartments.Dallas was under a severe thunderstorm watch at the time with winds that could exceed 70 mph .At least two people have been hospitalized after a crane collapsed on an apartment building in Dallas amid severe thunderstorms.
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told the Dallas Morning News that the crane fell into a downtown apartment building Sunday afternoon as strong winds, heavy rain and hail battered parts of North Texas. Evans initially said two people were taken to a hospital but later said the total number of people injured and hospitalized is unknown, according to the paper.Video footage shows that downed crane ripped a large gash into the side of the building.
The crane fell after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area until 7 p.m. Sunday, warning of heavy rain, damaging gusts and large hail. The agency also issued a flood advisory for parts of the region until 5 p.m. The weather service says winds could exceed 70 miles per hour. At Dallas Love Field airport, WFAA-TV reports gusts damaged a hangar door and part of the roof at a Southwest Airlines maintenance facility.
I would ask about regulations for construction companies in high wind/tornado warning situations... but it's Texas. Companies 'self regulate' there.
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When stackholders want projects finished 'yesterday' and under budget, it's obvious some security and safety measures will be overlooked. The wind is a factor, but if the construction company cannot guarantee safety for its nearby buildings, it shouldn't win contracts.
Since this happened, shouldn’t this tweet be in the past tense? Sorry, it’s really bothering me.
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