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07.10.2021
Chicago crane overturn is no crane
Reports that a large crane had overturned yesterday at the Bryn Mawr Station in Chicago are incorrect. The machine that did overturn was a Cat based tracked foundation/piling rig, which slipped off the elevated track. A mobile crane was on site at the time, but not involved in the incident.
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The scene yesterday
The photographs - courtesy of the Chicago Fire Department - and the local news report below confirm that beyond all doubt.
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Thankfully no one was hurt n the incident.
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