{"id":112601,"date":"2024-10-10T17:31:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T10:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112601"},"modified":"2024-10-10T17:31:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T10:31:51","slug":"crane-collapses-into-times-office-building-amid-thrashing-milton-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112601","title":{"rendered":"Crane collapses into Times\u2019 office building amid thrashing Milton winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"\">A crane collapsed in downtown St. Petersburg during Hurricane Milton\u2019s thrashing winds Wednesday night \u2014 leaving a gaping hole in an office building that houses several business, including the Tampa Bay Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The crane fell from the Residences at 400 Central, the 46-story skyscraper being built across from the Times\u2019 office, as the storm pummeled the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The crane remained crumpled across 1st Avenue South early Thursday, completely blocking the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The city said in a news release that no injuries have been reported at the site. The building damaged by the crane had closed ahead of Milton\u2019s arrival Wednesday. No one from the Times\u2019 newsroom was working inside when the crane collapsed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The eight-story, 250,000-square-foot space at 490 First Ave. S, consists of three buildings, built in 1924, 1968 and 1988, which are joined together. Times Publishing Co., parent of the Tampa Bay Times, sold the building in 2016 to a joint venture of Convergent Capital Partners and Denholtz Associates, but remained a tenant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/a-group-is-silohetted-against-a-fallen-QDYXLWPZ5VAU3JHHYPNWGCHVEA.jpg?auth=a0ef5fe5cb21d1c6d5e909bd8a908d8481a26bfde08976ab5a5a5af0e8cc258a&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/a-group-is-silohetted-against-a-fallen-QDYXLWPZ5VAU3JHHYPNWGCHVEA.jpg?auth=a0ef5fe5cb21d1c6d5e909bd8a908d8481a26bfde08976ab5a5a5af0e8cc258a&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group is silohetted against a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices. The crane broke free from the south side of the 400 Central Residences as Hurricane Milton&#x2019;s strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 413&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"A group is silohetted against a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices. The crane broke free from the south side of the 400 Central Residences as Hurricane Milton&#x2019;s strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/a-group-is-silohetted-against-a-fallen-QDYXLWPZ5VAU3JHHYPNWGCHVEA.jpg?auth=a0ef5fe5cb21d1c6d5e909bd8a908d8481a26bfde08976ab5a5a5af0e8cc258a&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"413\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">A group is silohetted against a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices. The crane broke free from the south side of the 400 Central Residences as Hurricane Milton\u2019s strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0CHRIS URSO  |  Times\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">The National Weather Service said it received reports of multiple collapsed cranes from high winds in St. Petersburg, which is about 50 miles north of Siesta Key, where Milton made landfall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mayor Ken Welch on Tuesday urged residents who live in buildings next to three construction sites in downtown St. Petersburg and one in the Carillon area <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/st-petersburg\/2024\/10\/08\/cranes-downtown-st-petersburg-gandy-could-damage-nearby-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to relocate or take other precautions<\/a> because of safety concerns with the neighboring high-rise cranes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe can confirm one crane cab in the upper section of the mast has fallen,\u201d said John Catsimatidis, the CEO of Red Apple Group, which is developing the 400 Central skyscraper. \u201cWe are working with city officials and others to assess the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The city\u2019s building official, Don Tyre, said the three cranes at 400 Central were rated to withstand up to 110 mph winds. Other cranes were rated for winds reaching 145 mph, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At a height of 515 feet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/real-estate\/2024\/09\/16\/st-petersburgs-400-central-condo-tops-out-515-feet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the building is the tallest in the city <\/a>and the highest residential tower on Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Michael Kotler, a resident on the 12th floor of the McNulty building in downtown St. Petersburg, said he heard what he thought was thunder around 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But it only happened once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He looked out his window and saw a crane from the 400 Central construction site leaning against the Times\u2019 building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">By early Thursday, a palm tree rested tangled in the crane\u2019s wreckage. Smoke billowed from the damaged building. The air smelled of gasoline while alarms blared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Shattered glass covered the steps. A window outside Karma Juice Bar &amp; Eatery, which is located on the first floor, was completely blown out. On one of the top floors, window shades blew in still whipping wind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lights inside the lobby remained on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Two brothers climbed through the destruction, taking pictures in the dark.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/joe-lindquist-32-of-st-petersburg-walks-PMMEXOCHHNBYLHN3F7METWQMAU.jpg?auth=1443f8c34bf7a8339dc8e4b5b646092b06b27f023ea2e370f62be6718991d917&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/joe-lindquist-32-of-st-petersburg-walks-PMMEXOCHHNBYLHN3F7METWQMAU.jpg?auth=1443f8c34bf7a8339dc8e4b5b646092b06b27f023ea2e370f62be6718991d917&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joe Lindquist, 32, of St. Petersburg, walks over bricks near a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices. The crane broke free from the south side of the 400 Central Residences as Hurricane Milton&#x2019;s strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 413&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"Joe Lindquist, 32, of St. Petersburg, walks over bricks near a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices. The crane broke free from the south side of the 400 Central Residences as Hurricane Milton&#x2019;s strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/joe-lindquist-32-of-st-petersburg-walks-PMMEXOCHHNBYLHN3F7METWQMAU.jpg?auth=1443f8c34bf7a8339dc8e4b5b646092b06b27f023ea2e370f62be6718991d917&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"413\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">Joe Lindquist, 32, of St. Petersburg, walks over bricks near a fallen crane along 1st Avenue South near the Tampa Bay Times offices. The crane broke free from the south side of the 400 Central Residences as Hurricane Milton\u2019s strong winds tore through the area Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in St. Petersburg.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0CHRIS URSO  |  Times\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Bricks lay strewn through the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Joe Lindquist, 32, of St. Petersburg, said he knew Hurricane Milton would be severe. But what he saw was still astounding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI didn\u2019t think it would take down a crane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><i>Times staff writers Colleen Wright, Rebecca Liebson and Max Chesnes and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center\"><b>\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body-float article__body-float-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/hurricane\/2024\/04\/05\/2024-hurricane-season-csu-forecast-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 things to know about the 2024 hurricane season, according to forecasters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__body-float article__body-float-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/hurricane\/2024\/04\/03\/forecasters-predict-extremely-active-2024-hurricane-season-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forecasters predict \u2018extremely active\u2019 2024 hurricane season. 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