HIALEAH, Fla. \u2014 A large crane positioned in a Hialeah neighborhood came crashing down without warning, scaring residents and barely missing nearby homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI live right there — that could be me,\u201d one neighbor said.<\/p>\n
Sky 10 was over the scene shortly after the collapse on a block near East 63rd Street and Fourth Avenue. The boom on the heavy-duty mobile crane was fully extended when it toppled over, barely missing a home where a man\u2019s wife and children were inside.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt sounded very strong and I expected that something happened,\u201d said Mayra Jimenez, who lives two doors down from where the boom came to rest.<\/p>\n
Jimenez rushed outside after hearing the crash.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think everything was okay. I feel lucky, but nothing happened — not even my car and not even my neighbors,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Police responded to the scene, roping off traffic and keeping neighbors at a distance from the situation. <\/p>\n
Florida Power & Light crews were also spotted nearby, as the crane appeared to have taken down part of a tree and a concrete pole.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is crazy what we\u2019re seeing here,\u201d said Richard Alberto, whose home sits directly across the street.<\/p>\n
The all-terrain crane, capable of lifting up to 800 tons, had its outriggers — or stability plates — extended at the time of the collapse.<\/p>\n
Sims Crane & Equipment dispatched additional mobile cranes to help lift the overturned equipment, a delicate and dangerous operation unfolding in the middle of the residential neighborhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could be something worse, so we are grateful nothing happened,\u201d Jimenez said.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n
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