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According to authorities, four people died after the fall of a construction crane on a downtown Seattle street on Saturday.
A spokesman for the Seattle Fire Department told the Seattle Times that four people had died before the firefighters arrived.
Firefighters tweeted a total of eight people were injured, three of whom were taken to a hospital and six vehicles were damaged by the crane.
The crane collapsed on Mercer Street, near Interstate 5, shortly before 4 pm.
The pictures of the scene showed a number of cars crushed under the crane, which fell on two lanes of traffic.
All eastbound and westbound lanes were closed and motorists were advised to avoid the area.
While Amazon and other technology companies are increasing their recruitments in Seattle, the city has dozens of construction cranes, office towers and apartments. In January, there were about 60 construction cranes in Seattle, more than any other US city.
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