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Miami Marriott Evacuated After Crane Accident

Where: 1633 North Bayshore Drive [map], Miami, FL, United States, 33132

June 10, 2008 at 9:00 AM | 0 Comments

The Marriott Biscayne Bay in downtown has been evacuated after a crane accident injured a construction worker yesterday.

The AP reports:

Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Ignatius Carroll says the arm extending from the crane became loose, but did not collapse or fall. A worker who was midway up the 212-foot crane was hospitalized with a broken arm. It was not clear how the worker was hurt.

The hotel was evacuated as a precaution. The Marriott is a tall high-rise building and is connected to the to Omni Mall by skywalk. Recent reviews called the hotel dated causing us to think maybe the construction work was for hotel renovations. Yet the Miami Fire rescue says the construction work was possible being done on a pier.