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Four killed as huge crane collapses at Houston refinery

chron.com — Four workers were killed and six were injured this afternoon when a huge industrial crane collapsed at the Lyondell Basell refinery in southeast Houston, a company official said. Some workers have been taken to hospitals by ambulance and others, with critical injuries, have been flown from the refinery by Life Flight helicopter.

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  • philostrato, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5sad, so sad
  • vat0r, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6Am I the only one who's noticed that cranes are collapsing left and right for some reason? What's this, like the fifth one just this year?
  • levelred, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Year of the Crane!
  • alapoet, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5This keeps happening everywhere!

    I don't know about this case, but in at least a couple of the others, it turns out the guy who was supposed to inspect the cranes for safety was paid off to turn a blind eye.
  • aksn1p3r, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1now do these things undergo maintenance or can they rust to bits after some years
  • lucy22, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1this is an awful tragedy.
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