PlusCrane Collapses at Houston Refinery, Killing 4Crane Collapses at Houston Refinery, Killing 4The Associated PressThere's no early clue about what caused Friday's crane collapse at a Houston oil refinery. Four workers were killed and seven others injured. (July 18)[Notes:SUPER: Houston, TX] [Notes:SOT: MOS "It's real difficult. I mean it's you know you're tight with all these guys.]Emotions were raw Friday--- at the site of this massive crane collapse in Houston--- [Notes:Jim Roecker LyondellBasell] [Notes:SOT: I am very sorry to report that as a result of this incident ---- 4 workers have bene killed and several others were injured..we believe that at least seven have been injured]Investigators say----this twisted pile of steel ---was one of the nation's largest mobile cranes.There's no early clue about what caused the collapse the LyondellBasell refinery- BUT video cameras around the plant could give some idea of what went wrong. [Notes:Omero Longoria / Asst. Fire Chief/ Houston Fire PD] [Notes:SOT: there's a lot of debris --- a lot of concrete---right now---we've accounted for everyone ----we're working with osha --and we're going to assist them if need be...]butt to [Notes:Jim Roecker LyondellBasell] [Notes:SOT: very sad day for us here at the refinerey---our hearts and prayers go out to all the have suffered a loss]Three of the injured were treated and released at the scene.The crane had not been scheduled to do any work until next week, but a company spokesman says its engine *was* idling after it hit the ground. [Notes:SOT MOS: I mean, you know, they were competent guys. They knew what they were doin and nobody knows what happened."] ___ ___, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: crane collapse collapses houston refinery Added: July 18, 2008
