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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Crane Collapses at DC National Cathedral

Published September 07, 2011| Associated Press

WASHINGTON - A crane of 500 feet fell at Washington National Cathedral, in thunderstorms, damaging two buildings and several vehicles.

A spokesman for the D.C. Fire Department, Oscar Mendez, said the crane returned to the back of 11 Wednesday. Mendez, explains the crane fell on three to five cars and building cathedrals. No serious injuries were reported.

WTOP-FM reports damaged crane Herb Cottage, which houses the Cathedral gift shop, and Church House, which houses members of the diocese.

Richard Weinberg, a spokesman for the Cathedral, tells that WRC - TV, explains the crane arrived this weekend to repair damage caused by the earthquake of coastline is August 23. The earthquake damaged exterior tours of the limestone Cathedral and some regions of the Interior.

The Cathedral was completed in 1990.



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