A crane on a luxury building under construction in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla., fell onto a neighboring building late Wednesday as Hurricane Milton barreled across the state, causing sweeping damage and flooding.
The crane at Residences 400 Central, a 46-story building being developed by the Red Apple Group, collapsed onto 490 First Avenue South, according to St. Petersburg city officials. The building on First Avenue houses the offices of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper.
Representatives for the Red Apple Group, which is owned by the billionaire John Catsimatidis, and the Tampa Bay Times could not be reached for comment early Thursday.
No injuries were reported, but city officials urged residents to avoid the area and said that emergency workers would conduct damage assessments when conditions were safe.
Video posted to social media shows parts of a large, white crane collapsed on a street amid piles of rubble. Damage to the upper floors of the Tampa Bay Times building is also visible.
Michael Kotler, who said he lives nearby, told the Tampa Bay Times that he thought he heard thunder around 10 p.m., only to discover later that a crane had come crashing down in his neighborhood.
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