Huh? What? None of this makes sense yet. Meanwhile, get the city all shored up!!!
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AlvinofDiaspar
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That doesn't make much sense taken at face value - the BMU is located at the top of the building, which is much higher than 20 feet. Perhaps they meant the counterweight landed on the roof, presumbly went through it and fell an additional 20 ft? I hope it didn't hit any part that is of particular heritage value.
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kris
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The weight fell from the crane and landed on the buildings lower roof level.
From the top part here to the lower part. This is what cause the "earth quake"
From the top part here to the lower part. This is what cause the "earth quake"
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Coverage from CBC:
From the above:
From the above:
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Which crane could this be? Did the one at 158 Front take wing as it was being removed?
Oh, thanks @Northern Light. - the poorly built L-Tower's own crane! Explains it all!
AlvinofDiaspar
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Phew - from Toronto Police:
https://twitter.com/TPSOperations
Toronto Police Operations
@TPSOperations
Replying to @TPSOperations
SEE FIRE: UPDATE The Esplanade + Yonge St - the roads are now open in the area
@Toronto_Fire is o/s - the damage from the crane counterweight is contained to the condo tower at 8 The Esplanade, no residential units have been damaged - the Arts centre has not been damaged ^lb
4:23 PM · Jul 10, 2021·Hootsuite Inc.
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https://twitter.com/TPSOperations
Toronto Police Operations
@TPSOperations
Replying to @TPSOperations
SEE FIRE: UPDATE The Esplanade + Yonge St - the roads are now open in the area
@Toronto_Fire is o/s - the damage from the crane counterweight is contained to the condo tower at 8 The Esplanade, no residential units have been damaged - the Arts centre has not been damaged ^lb
4:23 PM · Jul 10, 2021·Hootsuite Inc.
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This in Star:
"A crane on top of a building collapsed in downtown Toronto Saturday, causing “significant damage” to a condo tower, Toronto police said.
Toronto police and fire crews responded at the scene at 8 The Esplanade, also known as “the L Tower” in the Yonge Street and The Esplanade area just after 2 p.m.
The damage seemed to be limited to the top six floors of the skyscraper, “which are all mechanical, so no residences have been damaged,” Toronto Fire District Chief Stephan Powell told the Star.
“We’ve been incredibly lucky,” he said.
Buldings in the area were evacuated and two crane workers initially unaccounted for were located safe, police said.
The roof of the building appeared to be holding the weight and there was no fear of collapse, police said in a tweet posted 30 minutes into their response.
The condo building is attached to the City’s arts venue, Meridian Hall, but there was no indication of damage to the venue, Powell said.
After closures, police said roads were reopened just before 4:30 p.m. and Toronto Fire were on scene."
See: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...d-in-crane-collapse-on-downtown-highrise.html
"A crane on top of a building collapsed in downtown Toronto Saturday, causing “significant damage” to a condo tower, Toronto police said.
Toronto police and fire crews responded at the scene at 8 The Esplanade, also known as “the L Tower” in the Yonge Street and The Esplanade area just after 2 p.m.
The damage seemed to be limited to the top six floors of the skyscraper, “which are all mechanical, so no residences have been damaged,” Toronto Fire District Chief Stephan Powell told the Star.
“We’ve been incredibly lucky,” he said.
Buldings in the area were evacuated and two crane workers initially unaccounted for were located safe, police said.
The roof of the building appeared to be holding the weight and there was no fear of collapse, police said in a tweet posted 30 minutes into their response.
The condo building is attached to the City’s arts venue, Meridian Hall, but there was no indication of damage to the venue, Powell said.
After closures, police said roads were reopened just before 4:30 p.m. and Toronto Fire were on scene."
See: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...d-in-crane-collapse-on-downtown-highrise.html
UtakataNoAnnex
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I think it's the media myself. As they don't seem to know what a BMU was even if it where to climb down the building to bite them in the arses.
*Am I to presume the lower roofs of the podium structures?
Also: This building can't seem to catch a break with is fumbling maintenance issues of a spectacular fashion. /sigh
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It's even made CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/10/us/crane-toronto-building-damage/index.html
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Distilled
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Amazing that even with that error it took CNN - a foreign news network - to finally get a coherent story out.
dodgeram
Active Member
It took like 3 years to get the original construction crane removed (and safety concerns were previously brought up regarding that crane) by this BMU which they had to get custom made in Europe, and now the BMU has gone and fallen apart. Brilliant! What an absolute mess.
Rascacielo
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I'm just discovering that there is still a crane there after all these years. 
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Maybe there is more junk lying around! Probably best not to walk too close to the building!I'm just discovering that there is still a crane there after all these years.