The Scotsman

Google crane collapse kills four

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Four people have died after a constructi­on crane fell from a buildingon­google’snewseattl­e campus during a storm.

Two of the dead were ironworker­s who had been inside the crane while the other two were inside cars. The crane collapsed near the congested intersecti­on of Mercer and Fairview Avenue.

The deadly collapse is expected to bring scrutiny about the safety of the dozens of cranes that dot the city’s skyscape as Amazon, Google and othertechc­ompaniesin­crease their presence.

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