Crane collapses into Toronto building under construction [Video]

A crane collapsed into an under-construction building in Toronto’s east end on Thursday afternoon, police say.

It happened in the area of Vanderhoof Avenue and Brentcliffe Road, south of Eglinton Avenue East, just after 3 p.m.

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As seen in CP24 chopper footage, the crane’s arm appears to have crumpled over the top of the building, with the end of the arm hanging over.

Police did not provide details on how the crane fell, but said there are no reported injuries at this time.

Toronto Fire Deputy Chief Jim Jessop told CP24 the crane operator was able to safely get out of the crane, adding that they brought two of their special technical operations on the scene in case they needed to repel up.

“(We’re) very lucky (the crane) fell the way it did and it did not fall into one of the occupied condominiums on the other side of it,” Jessop said.

Jessop says they have seen a number of …