New York, NY – A man was killed in an accident at a midtown Manhattan construction site, a spokesman for the Fire Department of New York said on Friday, and inspectors from the city’s building department are investigating.
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Few details about the incident were immediately available. The FDNY spokesman characterized the accident as mechanical and said it did not involve a collapse.
The accident was believed to have involved construction equipment that was being delivered on a truck in front of the site, a source familiar with the matter said.
A spokesman for the Department of Buildings said an investigation was under way.
