North Rhine-Westphalia: Accident with cranes: More cranes used for salvage

Kalkar (dpa / lnw) - On a construction site in Kalkar on the Lower Rhine, a construction crane overturned and then fell on a second crane and on a house under construction. As the fire brigade announced, the second crane initially threatened to overturn on Wednesday. Therefore, two more cranes were ordered to stabilize the situation. The fire brigade secured the area of ​​operation and was on duty with 13 firefighters for more than four hours. The construction company entrusted with the salvage was supported in coordinating the work. The neighboring property, which was also being built on, had to be cleared. For safety reasons, all cranes were finally dismantled, the fire brigade reported. people were not injured.