Firefighters at the scene of a construction crane fire in New York on July 26.
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A construction crane caught fire and collapsed in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, damaging a residential building across the street and injuring six people, according to the New York Fire Department.
After trying to extinguish the fire, the crane operator was able to escape and is safe, according to the FDNY. Two of the six people hurt were firefighters, and all of the injuries were minor, Mayor Eric Adams said.