{"id":145671,"date":"2023-11-28T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=145671"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:31:42","slug":"crane-collapses-and-smashes-into-building-at-leith-construction-site-as-worker-rushed-to-hospital-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/world-news\/crane-collapses-and-smashes-into-building-at-leith-construction-site-as-worker-rushed-to-hospital-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Crane COLLAPSES and smashes into building at Leith construction site as worker rushed to hospital | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A WORKER has been rushed to hospital after a crane collapsed and smashed into a building at an Edinburgh construction site.<\/p>\n
The equipment plunged onto the roof of an under-construction building on Stead\u2019s Place in Leith.<\/p>\n
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Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud crack before the crane arm came crashing down.<\/p>\n
Scores of emergency crews were scrambled to the scene, and one person had to be raced to the New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.<\/p>\n
Photos show the mangled wreckage of the equipment sitting on top of the roof.\u00a0 And scaffolding at the bottom of the building has been smashed by falling debris.<\/p>\n
One eyewitness who witnessed the collapse called emergency services as soon as it happened.<\/p>\n
He told The Scottish Sun: \u201cI was on Leith Walk when I heard this crack. I looked up and saw the entire arm of the crane come crashing down on the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe crane came down and it looks like it caused part of the roof to cave in.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must have been at least 100 workers in there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s all sorts of emergency services here, all of Leith Walk has been closed down.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>GRACE IS BROKEN <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>PIERS MORGAN <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>FURY FUMBLE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>DEADLY ATTACK <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis is one of the worst things I\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/p>\n Workers have been seen watching on as blue light crews manage the incident.<\/p>\n It is believed major incident units and mobile command posts have all been deployed.<\/p>\n Cops have shut down all nearby roads and urged people to avoid the area.<\/p>\n A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 0929 hours today to attend an incident in Leith, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n "We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations team (SORT) to the scene and transported one patient to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.\u201d<\/p>\n A Police Scotland spokesperson said: \u201cAround 9.30am on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 we received a report that a crane collapsed at a building site in Steads Place in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n \u201cEmergencies are in attendance.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are road closures in place at Leith Walk and Pilrig Street.\u201d <\/p>\n The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been approached for comment.<\/p>\nReal reason I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2019s Grace Dent quit as pals admit fears for star<\/h3>\n
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