Tuesday, June 20, 2017

At least 3 workers injured after a crane dropped its load of construction debris through the roof of a building under construction, causing an interior collapse in Astoria, Queens



 


ASTORIA, QUEENS -- Emergency crews were responding to an accident at a construction site in New York City Tuesday.

It happened on 28th Road by 33rd Street in Astoria, Queens, a little after 3:30 p.m. 

The FDNY reports that a crane dropped its load of construction debris through the roof of a building under construction, causing an interior collapse.

Two victims have been removed from the rubble and were rushed to the hospital in critical condition, and firefighters were working to extricate a third.