Crane collapses into building in east London

A woman has died after a crane collapsed on to two terraced houses in east London.
London fire brigade said she had been found on the first floor of one of the houses in Bow and had been confirmed dead at the scene. Crews had been searching the houses as part of a complex rescue operation after the 20-metre-high crane fell at 2.39pm on 7 July.
London ambulance service said another four people had been treated at the scene in Gale Street, two of whom had been taken to hospital with head injuries
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[@shamanahaboolist]

Oof the CEO's of the crane company and the building company are probably suffering with some high blood pressure atm.

[@internationalrtg5602]

That’s what tories will be concerned about rather than preventing this from happening again.

[@julian987r4]

International RTG oh go back to your FIFA. People like you make everything political.

[@ZooScott]

the TOLIE PARTY POLICY is to lie wizny ma fault . lol dave .

[@TheShahkulu]

Family of the dead woman are in for a big payday.

[@julian987r4]

Shah Kulu and your point is what exactly?

[@arunpatel360]

hopefully everyone is safe

[@kara7803]

Someone died 4 injured

[@mrm5183]

Why do you and some others say things like that on these types of videos? I mean do you not take it as red that EVERYONE hopes everybody is safe? You might as well comment “the grass is green, water is wet” it’s the same thing 🥴

[@arunpatel360]

MR M some grass is a sandy brown

[@beefcake3808]

@@mrm5183 Water isn't actually wet.

[@kpin80]

@@beefcake3808 interesting

[@TripNWithRed]

Omg! I hope everyone is going to be alright.

[@Brock-Landers]

Everyone except that woman who... DIED!

[@anikenskywalker9560]

Oh no

[@clairey6407]

Those poor people!

[@stephenlodge8808]

Looks like the anchor points were way below spec required

[@JamezGamez1]

Hope everyone is okay

[@saganddat]

Hopefully this slows down the amount of developments in the area.. they’re packing us like sardines

[@kara7803]

With no extra GP

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

Same all over London, I'm getting hemmed in by 20+ floored "luxury" apartments and hotels, hopefully the bottom falls out I can't see who'd want to come here or who'd buy those overpriced flats after pandemic and brexit have wrecked the economy.

[@stuartmorgan3654]

Don't be silly, there'll be a thorough investigation and a report commisioned with recommendations that will never fully come out and eventually be forgotten until 5 years later when some obscure reference with baseless foundation in the tabloids is made. 20 years later the report will be released when all the people responsible are either dead or dying. Besides with everyone saying they're going to move to home working more in the future apparently all our problems are solved people can live where they like and all the empty office buildings can become homes for the people not living in london anymore...

[@solvdev]

Oh no... I hope all victims recover soon. I was there a couple of hours ago!

[@shazigetssober2394]

How many injured?

[@megazenn22]

@@shazigetssober2394 learn to read

[@julianreverse]

The dead cannot heal.

[@umamahhussain8118]

Someone is still stuck on there and it is almost nine p.m at London if u wanna know how I know? I literally saw bc I live in the flat near it

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

The question is, what kind of crane was it? Tower cranes are spindly and top heavy. They look unstable . . .

[@thedroneflyingviking1284]

And the world slowly returns to normal....

[@commercio3564]

Oooh someone's in a lot of trouble...

[@cliffey7969]

Does house insurance cover for cranes falling through your roof???

[@Cypher791]

I heard it was Russian Hackers...

[@vladgluhov2399]

сука не пали ;)

[@Kakarot64.]

Nah Russian bots

[@RappersDigest]

Crazy 🤦‍♂️

[@joestuttard1495]

And they needed another crane to move the collapsed one... I see ;)

[@danisoto6438]

2020

[@ianmurphy76]

This is awful. are there any pictures of the base. having worked on these a time or 2, i have to think the base was not to spec. I know we had high winds but this looks like a 20Ton lift.

[@goldenboy06]

How did I miss this news?

[@MSecYT]

Don't think these builders got Boris's memo of "BUILD BUILD BUILD".

[@dylansterio3227]

I’d be fumin if that was my house

[@amacca2085]

Yeah think anyone would be

[@jrm1077]

F that house in particular

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

y?

[@jrm1077]

@@rohanofelvenpower5566 be..cause.... The crane fell on it.

[@hundui]

I feel for the driver

[@amenaab]

When ur schools right next-

[@AlexYT2012]

I live right next to that house…

[@vincewhitworth3168]

Shares in Wolff just plummeted.

[@KarstenK123]

Da hat wohl jemand vergessen den Kranplatz zu verdichten!

[@thelawless1523]

experts in action

[@PaulJonesy]

The Lawless 1 obviously not

[@jandaletto]

New open position in the construction business.

[@jozigirl7114]

I hope no one got hurt

[@julianreverse]

I hope your brain still works ...

[@bohcat6885]

I blame the crane climbing vloggers

[@agentx7138]

Crane driver escaping wreckage 00:10

[@rebeccastry6673]

Agent X: it’s crane OPERATOR, not driver

[@tomcrawford8326]

Hope you got insurance for that one

[@jackstoddart6709]

rip

[@bumpkinrocks]

Probably junk Chinese steel!

[@yuiwong779]

that's a bit racist. but it might probably be true.

[@cratarata2278]

Why do you have to try to turn things that are not political into politics 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@user-ll4cj2gl2v]

Welcome to London

[@gracel7701]

🖕🖕

[@user-ll4cj2gl2v]

@@gracel7701 do something appropriate instead of trying to insult others

[@marcelfortin7035]

London Ontario ? or London England DUH !

[@bullskitter]

The flat is now flat

[@tweemersclan2935]

Ally law be like..

[@kyleeaster1214]

Clearly Boris's fault.

[@julian987r4]

How so? Stop making everything political, jeees, some people

[@maxwilkins3234]

Would only happen in 2020

[@mrisht2308]

The houses that got damaged, have that family been shifted to another house? That’s the first thing they need to look into and ASAP not that this government is slow already.

[@robschofield749]

What has it got to do with the government you melon

[@julian987r4]

What it’s got to do with the Government?

[@commercio3564]

Always looking for an angle to blame the Government. People like you just don't stop.

[@julian987r4]

Mr ish T going your whole life and making everything political. Is that really the life you want to live?

[@amacca2085]

Probably just one of those things no ones fault it has been windy soon find out

[@ciaranfraser4926]

That’s why I don’t like cranes

[@PunchineloPow]

2020 strikes again.

[@GothicKittyMadness]

haha wicked :D you don't see this every day! Whoever caused this is not going have a job tomorrow! lol

[@Supportingtruth8258]

What does :D mean?

[@joshle4629]

@@Supportingtruth8258 are you being serious?

[@TheDominicProject]

jeus

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

job? someone probably in a bodybag now :/

[@julian987r4]

Reported for hate speech, of Human life. What a tragic person you are to find any humour in this.

[@walwalaamiri5038]

Brbfbfbfjfcxjdjdnd was a great day to be happy and healthy for my family

[@respectedgaming]

Omg it collapsed 3 houses away from my house

[@turkeyphant]

Can you post a photo to verify?

[@respectedgaming]

Jon How??

[@turkeyphant]

@@respectedgaming Er a photo?

[@respectedgaming]

Jon I meant HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SHOW YOU??

[@turkeyphant]

@@respectedgaming Er the normal way. Just post a link to the photo or a video to your account. Not understanding the issue?!

[@fokrulbashar8257]

inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'oon

[@JimbosFarm1]

fokrul bashar .. I hope you recovered after your seizure

[@aliray1165]

This would never have happened before Brexit! Trump and Boris are to blame!

[@gracel7701]

Are you mad???

[@aliray1165]

grace l it’s a joke.

[@cratarata2278]

Why do people have to make everything political like do you not have a life 🤦‍♂️

[@paulgibbons2320]

Let's see how the Guardian and Co blame this on Boris or Conservatives.

[@heyzus]

The best of british work?

[@paulgibbons2320]

Racist

[@JimbosFarm1]

Who wants to bet it will be a racist crane/ driver ?

[@Bayo106]

you never know