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Crane catches fire, long arm plummets to New York City street

Several people suffered minor injuries in the collapse, but no one died, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.

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Emergency responders battle flames as a large construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 26, in New York. The crane lost its long arm, which smashed against a nearby building, dangled and then plummeted to the street as people ran for their lives on the sidewalk below.
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First responders spray water on tall construction crane that caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 26, in New York.
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Emergency responders are on the scene after a large construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 26, in New York.
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Emergency responders are on the scene after a large construction crane caught fire in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 26, in New York.
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The arm of a tall construction crane crashes into a building and on to the street below after catching on fire in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 26, in New York.
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Smoke rises from a construction crane that caught fire in Manhattan, Wednesday, July 26, in New York.
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Smoke rises from a construction crane that caught fire in Manhattan, Wednesday, July 26, in New York.
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Smoke rises from a construction crane that caught fire in Manhattan, Wednesday, July 26, in New York.

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