Dive summary:
- A construction crane at a building site in Kirov, Russia, was caught by crosswinds Sunday and managed to slip its base or somehow come loose, toppling toward another building.
- The crane's jib crashed across the roof of the building as the tower gouged a groove down the front of the structure from roof to ground, as seen in the YouTube video below.
- One witness told a news agency, RT, that the crane was on rails and moved about 100 meters on them until it hit a stop and fell over.
From the article:
Meanwhile, construction workers on the site continued to go about their duties as if nothing had happened, according to the person who filmed this video. ...