A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm collapsed on a Dallas apartment building, killing one woman in the building and injuring at least six more people, two of them critically, a fire official said.
Crews searching the Elan City Lights building on Sunday found the body of a woman inside after the crane toppled and ripped a large gash into the side of the five-story structure, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said during a press briefing.
Evans said it is too early to say whether there may be more people hurt, killed or missing.
"The building itself has suffered multiple collapses in different areas of the building to include residential spaces and the parking garage," Evans said.
Of those injured, two were listed in critical condition, three had suffered serious injuries and one suffered minor injuries and was later discharged from a hospital, Evans said.
Crews were called to the site of the collapse just before 2 p.m., after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Dallas/Fort Worth area and warned of winds up to 70 mph (113 kph).
Evans said the reason the crane fell is unknown but there is a "strong possibility" that the winds "played some role in the collapse."
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