SEE IT: Crane Flips Over, Crashes Into Astoria Construction Site

ASTORIA, QUEENS — A crane flipped on its side and crashed onto a building in Astoria on Friday morning, requiring a crew of 60 people in response, according to the FDNY.

Just before 8:30 a.m., the fire department reported that the crane toppled onto a building under construction at 35-01 36th Avenue in Astoria's Kaufman Arts District.

The crane's operator car is partially suspended off the ground, leaning on the building's two-story steel frame, and its arm has collapsed onto a one-story commercial building. Nearly six hours later the crane remains on its side and another crane was assisting at the site, according to photos.

In a news conference on Friday morning, Captain Calderaro said that at the time of the accident "the crane was up and moving some equipment," but did further specify what the cause of the accident was.

He said that the incident is under investigation by the city's Department of Buildings and Office of Emergency Management (OEM). At around 8:50 a.m., both agencies were called to the site of the accident to assist, the fire department said.

The fire department reported that no one in the crane or at the construction site was injured by the crash.

"When we got here, fortunately, the crane operator was out of the truck. We got a report that there were only two workers in the building under construction, they were removed. All members are accounted for," said Captain Calderaro.

The captain said that the commercial building adjacent to the construction site had "minor damage" to a wall extending from the roof.

The building that the crane fell on was a two-story manufacturing site that is currently being rebuilt as a 10-story mixed-use building, according to the Astoria Post.

"Now we give it over to OEM and the building's department to do further investigations of structural integrity," said Captain Calderaro.

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