Crime & Safety

2 Workers Injured After Crane Falls Onto Issaquah Home

A crane attached to a truck collapsed onto an Issaquah home Tuesday afternoon, injuring two workers.

Fire officials said no one was inside the home at the time of the crane collapse.
Fire officials said no one was inside the home at the time of the crane collapse. (Eastside Fire & Rescue)

ISSAQUAH, WA β€” Two workers were injured in Issaquah's Wildwood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon after a mobile crane collapsed onto a house, pulling the truck it was attached to completely upright. Eastside Fire & Rescue said no one was inside the home at the time of the collapse. A spokesperson for the fire department told Patch one worker's injury required a trip to the hospital.

Photos shared on social media showed parts of the crane crashed through a deck area and a large truck standing vertical in the driveway. Eastside Fire & Rescue cleared the scene Tuesday afternoon and turned over the investigation to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.

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