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Reports of multiple collapsed cranes in St. Petersburg from Milton – NBC 6 South Florida

Reports of multiple collapsed cranes in St. Petersburg from Milton – NBC 6 South Florida

The National Weather Service says it has received reports of several collapsed cranes due to strong winds in St. Petersburg, about 50 miles south of Siesta Key, where Hurricane Milton made landfall.

The St. Petersburg Fire Department confirmed a collapse late Wednesday about six blocks from the city’s pier. There were no reports of injuries.

The crane was on the site of a 515-foot-tall luxury high-rise under construction, considered one of the tallest buildings on Florida’s west coast. Completion was planned for summer 2025.

St. Pete felt the full wrath of Milton late Wednesday and into Thursday. Tropicana Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, was destroyed when Milton made landfall.

Video shared on social media shows part of the roof of Tropicana Field torn.

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