Last week New Yorkers witnessed a fatal crane collapse in TriBeCa. The catastrophic event was caught on a spectator’s camera phone and has since led Mayor Di Blasio to put in place tighter City regulations and has caused an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. The investigation is set to determine whether high winds, mechanical error or human error played into the collapse of the two hundred yard tall crane. Like many people assumed, initial experts are claiming that the accident was a combination of human error and high winds.
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