{"id":2972,"date":"2016-05-16T15:33:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T15:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=2972"},"modified":"2016-05-16T15:33:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T15:33:49","slug":"tower-crane-collapses-and-bends-in-half-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/tower-crane-collapses-and-bends-in-half-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Tower crane collapses and bends in half in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/london\/2016-05-16\/firefighters-cordon-off-collapsed-crane-that-bent-in-half\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ITV<\/a> reports Firefighters have cordoned off a collapsed crane that bent in half in Fitzrovia.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman said emergency services were called to Charlotte Street at about 12.30pm on Monday to reports of a \u201ccrane in a precarious position\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The construction equipment was seen crashing into the top of a building on the road in the heart of Fitzrovia.<\/p>\n<p>Onlookers posted pictures online which showed the collapsed crane bent double on a rooftop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-60826\" src=\"https:\/\/fitzrovianews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/crane-collapse-charlotte-street.jpg?w=620&amp;h=465\" alt=\"Crane dangling over front of offices.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-60821\" src=\"https:\/\/fitzrovianews.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/lfb-craine-charlotte-street.jpg?w=620&amp;h=465\" alt=\"Fire engine in street.\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2974 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/stream_img-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"stream_img\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/stream_img-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/stream_img.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITV reports Firefighters have cordoned off a collapsed crane that bent in half in Fitzrovia. A spokeswoman said emergency services were called to Charlotte Street at about 12.30pm on Monday to reports of a \u201ccrane in a precarious position\u201d. 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