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Construction worker falls from Biscayne Boulevard condo
By THERESA BRADLEY
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Downtown streets remain closed to traffic tonight, after a construction worker plummeted to his death from the 40-plus-story Marina Blue condominium, under construction on Biscayne Boulevard.
Early investigations suggested the worker had been standing on a concrete crane platform that broke beneath him.
Other workers used a cellphone to call for help just after 6:30 p.m., telling rescuers that their colleague had fallen, and that something had fallen on top of him.
A second worker also toppled down, but was saved by his safety harness, a fire official said. Co-workers coached that man back onto the building, and a fire rescue team later rushed him to the hospital.
As of 8 p.m., City of Miami Police and Fire-Rescue had not yet determined what might have caused the crane platform to crack, although winds had been strong.
The condo construction site is at Northeast Eighth Street at Biscayne Boulevard, directly across from the American Airlines Arena.
Biscayne Boulevard, Northeast First and Second Avenues, and Northeast Fifth through 10th Streets, were all closed to traffic, out of concern that the large yellow crane that runs up the height of the building could collapse onto the boulevard below, saidpolice spokesman Willie Moreno.
As dark fell, investigators focused on recovering the man's body from the worksite, Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Ignatius Carroll said.
It looks the man fell about 400ft. to his death and Biscayne Blvd. from 5 - 10th street is closed. I'll bet that traffic tommorow will be a pain if the site isn't cleaned up.
By THERESA BRADLEY
[email protected]
Downtown streets remain closed to traffic tonight, after a construction worker plummeted to his death from the 40-plus-story Marina Blue condominium, under construction on Biscayne Boulevard.
Early investigations suggested the worker had been standing on a concrete crane platform that broke beneath him.
Other workers used a cellphone to call for help just after 6:30 p.m., telling rescuers that their colleague had fallen, and that something had fallen on top of him.
A second worker also toppled down, but was saved by his safety harness, a fire official said. Co-workers coached that man back onto the building, and a fire rescue team later rushed him to the hospital.
As of 8 p.m., City of Miami Police and Fire-Rescue had not yet determined what might have caused the crane platform to crack, although winds had been strong.
The condo construction site is at Northeast Eighth Street at Biscayne Boulevard, directly across from the American Airlines Arena.
Biscayne Boulevard, Northeast First and Second Avenues, and Northeast Fifth through 10th Streets, were all closed to traffic, out of concern that the large yellow crane that runs up the height of the building could collapse onto the boulevard below, saidpolice spokesman Willie Moreno.
As dark fell, investigators focused on recovering the man's body from the worksite, Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Ignatius Carroll said.
It looks the man fell about 400ft. to his death and Biscayne Blvd. from 5 - 10th street is closed. I'll bet that traffic tommorow will be a pain if the site isn't cleaned up.
