Bill Ritter interviews former Eyewitness News investigative reporter Jim Hoffer, who offers his reaction to the fiery crane that collapsed in Manhattan on Wednesday.
"I immediately thought there's got to be some real collateral damage there," Hoffer said. "I thought for sure there would be serious injuries, if not death, so it was a miracle on 10th Avenue yesterday."
The company was previously charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection with a collapse in May 2008 that resulted in two deaths at East 91st Street and 1st Avenue. The company and its then-owner were found not guilty in 2012. "In 2008, it led to sweeping changes within the buildings department, but one of the findings that came out of any of the investigations was that this crane company was cutting corners on repairs," Hoffer said. "Flash ahead to yesterday, 15 years later, and you have one of their cranes, essentially bursting into flames high above the city."
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