Multiple sources tell Eyewitness News the source of the crane collapse fire Wednesday morning was a hydraulic fuel leak.
Wednesday morning was a hydraulic fuel leak. City leaders aren't releasing an official cause until the investigation is complete.A crane collapsed to the ground, a cable snapped, a crane spun uncontrollably in the wind and another leaked fuel onto the ground below. But the city hasn't experienced a crane catching fire in recent history.
"All permits for the building, for the crane operation, were pulled and operating per those permits," said NYC DOB Commissioner Jimmy Oddo. The city adopted stricter crane regulations after multiple people were killed in a crane accident in 2008, and again in 2016 when a different crane collapsed in Tribeca.
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