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March 28, 2010 12:25 p.m. EST
Topics: emergency incident, disaster and accident, United States
David Goodhue - AHN News Reporter
New York, NY, United States (AHN) - A large construction crane collapsed and crashed into a residential building in New York's financial district Saturday night.
	No injuries were reported, but police evacuated residents in four buildings as a precaution. They were allowed back in Sunday morning, the New York Daily News reported.
	The cause of the incident is under investigation.
	The building is located in lower Manhattan. The buildings that were evacuated are on Maiden Lane from Water Street to Broadway and Pearl Street from Fletcher to Wall Street, according to the New York Times.
	The crane is owned by Skylift Master Riggers from Long Island.
	 
 
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