A crane mounted on a truck fell onto the roof of a Fort Lauderdale home around 9:15 a.m. ET on Thursday, prompting an emergency response from Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue. The impact caused significant structural damage to the house, according to spokesman Frank Guzman.
Video released by the fire crews shows the collapsed crane lifting the truck off the road, leaving only the front passenger tire on the ground. The wrecked crane rested on the Spanish tile roof of the home’s garage. Firefighters brought in a second truck‑mounted crane to remove the first one, but the beam of the second crane collapsed onto the house under its own weight, further damaging the structure.
No injuries were reported. A neighbor, identified as Mike, noted that the homeowner was in the midst of remodeling the property. He expressed sympathy for the family, describing the incident as a “tragedy” caused by a lack of proper attention during the removal process.
The incident follows a similar event in River Vale, New Jersey, where a crane collapsed onto two homes after the ground beneath a tree‑company truck gave way. In that case, the owner of one of the affected houses recounted the crane piercing the garage roof, but no injuries were reported there either.
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