Mecca crane collapse
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A crawler crane collapsed over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, around 5:10 p.m. on 11 September 2015, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others. The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgri
Masjid al-Haram with cranes similar to the one involved in the accident
The 2008 Manhattan crane collapse occurred on 15 March 2008, when a crane collapsed during construction of the 303 East 51st Street skyscraper in New York City.
Mecca crane collapse
…for the Hajj pilgrimage. The collapse has been cited as the deadliest crane collapse in history, with the previous most deadly incident being the collapse of a construction crane in New York City in 2008, killing seven people. Following the collapses, the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud, ordered a halt to the…
303 East 51st Street skyscraper