One dead, at least six injured in crane collapse

Officials respond to the scene after a crane collapsed into Elan City Lights apartments amid severe thunderstorms in Dallas, Texas. Photo / AP

A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm collapsed on a Dallas apartment building today, killing one woman in the building and injuring at least six more, two of them critically, a fire official said.

Crews searching the Elan City Lights building found the body of a woman inside after the crane collapsed, ripping a large gash into the side of the 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 injured or killed.

CRANE COLLAPSE: Powerful storms battered Dallas, Texas, this morning, causing a massive crane to collapse into a building, with at least two injuries reported, and with power temporarily knocked out one Dallas airport. Complete storm coverage tonight. https://t.co/Tefy9G86WF pic.twitter.com/qZccI1q2Gr

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"We only hope that what we've found up to this point is where the damage and where the impact stops," he 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.

Video shows that downed crane ripped a large hole in the side of the building. It also damaged an adjacent parking garage and some of the vehicles in it.

The crane fell after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area, warning of heavy rain, damaging gusts and large hail.

The agency also issued a flood advisory for parts of the region.

The weather service says winds could exceed 112 km/h. At Dallas Love Field airport, WFAA-TV reports gusts damaged a hangar door and part of the roof at a Southwest Airlines maintenance facility.

Live report at 5 @NBCDFW
Update on horrific crane ax near downtown Dallas:
As of *now:
7 ppl injured
2 ppl critical
3 serious
1 discharged
1 dead - adult female

At Least 1 Dead, More Injured After Dallas Crane Collapse https://t.co/cQ4Qm46A7q pic.twitter.com/ZqxjwFoyV6

— Maria Guerrero (@Maria_NBC5) June 9, 2019

One person was killed and six injured in the crane collapse in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/GleYQ7xykX

— News 93.1 KFBK (@kfbk) June 9, 2019

BREAKING: Unbelievable damage at the Elan City Lights apartments in downtown Dallas @KRLD pic.twitter.com/dyU4Aw210b

— Austin York (@realAustinYork) June 9, 2019

- AP