Crane falls onto roof in Brooklyn: FDNY

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A truck boom, or a crane connected to a truck, fell onto the roof of a Brooklyn building Thursday afternoon, according to the FDNY.

A video posted to Citizen shows the machinery crashed into the building's roof on 44th Street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Avenues.

The FDNY is assessing the damage on the roof. The building is occupied but initial sweeps showed no people were present, FDNY officials told PIX11 News.

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Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter from Los Angeles who has covered New York City since 2023. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.