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3 Still Missing in Crane Collapse

Search crews searching with dogs, heat-sensors

By Lucas Laursen,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 17, 2008 8:03 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Two construction workers and a visitor in town for St. Patrick's Day are still missing after the collapse of a construction crane Saturday destroyed a New York townhouse and damaged other nearby buildings. Rescue services yesterday used dogs, heat-sensing devices, and microphones to search for the victims in the wreckage, with diminishing optimism. City officials also began removing parts of the 19-story crane’s boom apparatus yesterday.

Other teams were busy securing buildings, 18 of which have been vacated. Dozens of people were injured and at least four killed in the accident, though one man was rescued from Fubar, a bar in one of the crushed buildings. The owner of the bar said he told his father, “'If this thing ever fell it would take out a whole block.’”

Crews are still looking for survivors at the site of a collapsed crane on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008.
Crews are still looking for survivors at the site of a collapsed crane on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Rescue workers work at the scene of a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue Saturday, March 15, 2008 in New York.
Rescue workers work at the scene of a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue Saturday, March 15, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Toykin Chin)
Construction workers climb around a section of collapsed crane that protrudes from a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008.
Construction workers climb around a section of collapsed crane that protrudes from a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
First responders make their way through the rubble after a giant crane detached from the side of a skyscraper under construction and smashed into a block of residential buildings Saturday, March 15, 2008, in New York.
First responders make their way through the rubble after a giant crane detached from the side of a skyscraper under construction and smashed into a block of residential buildings Saturday, March 15, 2008,...   (AP Photo/Terry W. Sanders)
Construction workers inspect the collapsed crane that protrudes from a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Crews are still looking for survivors.
Construction workers inspect the collapsed crane that protrudes from a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Crews are still looking for survivors.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Construction workers inspect the collapsed crane that protrudes from a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Crews are still looking for survivors.
Construction workers inspect the collapsed crane that protrudes from a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue in New York, Sunday, March 16, 2008. Crews are still looking for survivors.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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