Several roads closed in downtown Oklahoma City to reopen after crane falls
Crews started to clean up the mess from a fallen crane
Crews started to clean up the mess from a fallen crane
Crews started to clean up the mess from a fallen crane
Several closed roads through downtown Oklahoma City to be reopened after a crane fell.
Crews started to clean up the mess from a fallen crane. Since Saturday, parts of downtown have been closed while crews worked to clean up the crane that fell onto a building.
People passing by on Monday said they’re glad everyone is okay.
"This is very hard work to do. I was in construction, so I understand kind of what's going on here. I'm sorry to hear that but accidents do happen and it's a tough job. It's a very tough job," said Michael Knudsen, visiting OKC.
OKC said the crane was taken off the building around 4:30 a.m. Monday.
"The crane company to bring in additional cranes that will assist in getting the initial crane upright," said shift Cmdr. Sean Cobb, of the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
The department said there was at least one person on the crane when it tipped, but no one was injured.
"We made sure that the crane operator was OK," Cobb said.
The crane fell while crews were trying to remove a large screen from the side of that building. Carried with it was a lot of weight.
"I was told it was 60 tons," Cobb said.
OKC said they expect those roads to open back up sometime Monday night.