part of the crane collapsing earlier and caught on fire first. building nearby being evacuated as emergency crews respond to the scene. unclear if anyone was inside the crane when it caught fire. steve: the crane has gas on it providing fuel up there. police department urging everybody to avoid the area around 41st and west side in hell s kitchen neighborhood. we ll have a live report coming up shortly. right now, from the scene is paul morrow, retired new york city police department inspector. good morning to you. good morning to you. steve: calling a crane collapse, the please are calling it that. doesn t look like the crane structure has fallen issue but the arm has.
ones. they re mounted at a base. they re bolted into construction on top of the building. sometimes, that one looks like it failed and folded actually, but sometimes those bolts when you get that much force on the crane structure, the bolt can give way, and it can fall. if you have the top of the crane that lays out like that, and you unpin it here and it will be able to swing so you re not holding yourself against the wind, sometimes you see a problem with that, giving it more motion for the crane to fall. in this one, you can see how it is crumpled. i am looking at the image on the top of the building. it is bent, yeah. reporter: it is one of the huge concerns about having those cranes in the area, why as part of the evacuation order there was an entire separate line about we know these cranes are
which is responsible for the site safety has just issued a statement i m just going to read parts of it for you, shep. it s a long one to. make it short. the hurricane storm winds have pushed the crane boom over the cab section ever the high rise crane. new york city emergency personnel are on the site working to get people away from any potential impact area should any additional failure takes place. the crane was last inspected on october 26th and the builder is working with structural engineers and the department of buildings on evaluating any additional measures that can be taken to secure the boom and crane structure. current weather and wind conditions remain very severe. so far no injuries but, you know, we re waiting to watch and see what happens with this thing. shepard: julie banderas on the crane reporting live. julie thanks very much. now we are getting new information in about this building collapse in new york city. it s my understanding we ll have some live pictures fo