{"id":167,"date":"2012-11-27T10:41:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T00:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.liveitseeit.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2012-12-18T10:23:31","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T00:23:31","slug":"crane-partially-collapses-after-catching-in-fire-at-uts-construction-site-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.liveitseeit.com\/?p=167","title":{"rendered":"Crane Partially Collapses After Catching in Fire at UTS Construction Site, Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tower crane working at the UTS site on Broadway this morning has caught fire and then partially collapsed, with the boom falling across a building.<\/p>\n<p>Inspector Mark Reilly from Fire &amp; Rescue NSW reports the fire is some 65 metres above ground and involved a 1000L diesel tank used to power the crane. The incident has caused large exclusion zones for vehicles and pedestrians, causing extensive travel delays around the city.<\/p>\n<p>Social media networks were rapidly updated as passersby posted updates and photos firstly of the fire and then showing the collapse. Five of these are included below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F68968908&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;color=ff7700\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>UPDATE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Broadway\">#Broadway<\/a> remains closed @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/livetrafficsyd\">livetrafficsyd<\/a> at scene of crane <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23fire\">#fire<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Sydney\">#Sydney<\/a>. Crane operator is out. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/NnsAu0IP\" title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/FireRescueNSW\/status\/273204027917996033\/photo\/1\">twitter.com\/FireRescueNSW\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fire &amp; Rescue NSW (@FireRescueNSW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FireRescueNSW\/status\/273204027917996033\">November 26, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Crane fire &amp; collapse <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23UTS\">#UTS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/%23Sydney\">#Sydney<\/a> crazy stuff happens when you step out for coffee @ Ultimo TAFE Building Z <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/GeoHagHn\" title=\"http:\/\/instagr.am\/p\/SgssLZl_Fk\/\">instagr.am\/p\/SgssLZl_Fk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Lancaster (@talk2ed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talk2ed\/status\/273204458954047489\">November 26, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/distilleryimage0.instagram.com\/90ba750e381f11e28ed022000a1fbc58_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Crane on fire in Sydney, building site evacuated <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9wi2lvVP\" title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesAGSaunders\/status\/273200775763730432\/photo\/1\">twitter.com\/JamesAGSaunder\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Saunders (@JamesAGSaunders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesAGSaunders\/status\/273200775763730432\">November 26, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>UTS Sydney crane on fire <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9vEMHrpz\" title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MLawrenceG\/status\/273200193900531712\/photo\/1\">twitter.com\/MLawrenceG\/sta\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael L Grocholsky (@MLawrenceG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLawrenceG\/status\/273200193900531712\">November 26, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p>Flames getting noticeably larger &#8211; dozens of ppl taking pics @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/702sydney\">702sydney<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/KflyIwdB\" title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/adambspencer\/status\/273198535153942528\/photo\/1\">twitter.com\/adambspencer\/s\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 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Inspector Mark Reilly from Fire &amp; Rescue NSW reports the fire is some 65 metres above ground and involved a 1000L diesel tank used to power the crane. 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