A South Florida woman is among the three people who remain missing after a construction crane collapsed on a New York City neighborhood, killing at least four workers, injuring dozens and damaging six buildings. Odin Torres, who lives in Hialeah with her sister and parents, was staying with a friend in Manhattan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Her friend was rescued from the rubble, but Torres, 28, and two others have not been found.”There’s no sign of life so far,” New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday afternoon near the scene of the deadly accident. But that doesn’t mean rescuers won’t find any as they “go in and get closer,” he added.
The crane was raised 19 stories in the air and was attached to an apartment tower under construction when it broke away Saturday, toppling like a tree onto buildings as far as a block away.
Officials are investigating whether human or mechanical error led to the construction-site accident.