Fire official: One person dead and at least six injured when a crane fell on a Dallas apartment building during a storm. </s> DALLAS, Texas (KTRK) -- At least one person is dead after a construction crane collapse in Dallas amid severe thunderstorms.According to Dallas' Fire-Rescue, six people were injured. Two are in critical condition, three people were seriously injured and one person suffered a minor injury.Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told the Dallas Morning News that the crane fell into a downtown apartment building Sunday afternoon as strong winds, heavy rain and hail battered parts of North Texas. The victims' names were not immediately available.Crews were searching the Elan City Lights building when they found the body of a woman after the crane collapsed and ripped a large gash into the side of the five-story structure. The fire rescue said they are still searching for missing people.The cause behind the fall of the crane is unknown, but Evans said strong winds could have played a role in the collapse.A video shared to Twitter by Sophie Daigle showed how the winds blew away pieces of wood near the area. Next thing, Daigle is heard screaming "the crane is falling!" She quickly turned her camera and caught the horrifying moment.At Dallas Love Field airport, WFAA-TV reports gusts damaged a hangar door and part of the roof at a Southwest Airlines maintenance facility. </s> • Multiple injuries have been reported Sunday afternoon after a crane collapsed into an apartment building in east Dallas, Texas.
• The incident comes amid harsh weather in the region, including high winds and rain.
• Video and photos posted to social media show the moment the crane toppled into the building and laid wrecked among the surrounding buildings.

At least two people were injured after a crane collapsed onto a Dallas, Texas apartment building Sunday afternoon, KXAS-TV reported.

An unknown number of people were being treated for injuries, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said. Information about their injuries was not available, he told The Dallas Morning News

Several floors of the Elan City Lights building were crushed by the crane, which one resident told the Morning News initially sounded like thunder.

"I saw that the crane had actually fell straight through the building and had destroyed a good eight to 10 apartments and so there's like floors and stuff falling through," building resident Isaiah Allen told the outlet.

CBSDFW reported that the entire region was experiencing fallen power lines and trees caused by heavy winds. The outlet also tweeted photos of the fallen crane over buildings in the city.

A video posted to Twitter shows the terrifying moment the crane fell into the building as high winds roared across the city.

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Katherine Schwarzenegger gushed about marrying Chris Pratt: 'Nothing but blessed' </s> One person was killed and several others were injured after a construction crane toppled on an apartment building in Dallas on Sunday. </s> Fire official: One person dead and at least six injured when a crane fell on a Dallas apartment building during a storm

DALLAS (AP) — Fire official: One person dead and at least six injured when a crane fell on a Dallas apartment building during a storm. </s> DALLAS — At least two people have been hospitalized after a crane collapsed on an apartment building in Dallas amid severe thunderstorms.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told the Dallas Morning News that the crane fell into a downtown apartment building Sunday afternoon as strong winds, heavy rain and hail battered parts of North Texas. Evans initially said two people were taken to a hospital but later said the total number of people injured and hospitalized is unknown, according to the paper.

The names and conditions of those injured were not immediately available.

Video footage shows that downed crane ripped a large gash into the side of the building. It also damaged an adjacent parking garage and some of the vehicles in it.

The crane fell after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area until 7 p.m. Sunday, warning of heavy rain, damaging gusts and large hail. The agency also issued a flood advisory for parts of the region until 5 p.m.

The weather service says winds could exceed 70 miles per hour. At Dallas Love Field airport, WFAA-TV reports gusts damaged a hangar door and part of the roof at a Southwest Airlines maintenance facility. </s> Severe weather in Texas caused a massive crane to collapse onto a building in Dallas, Texas Sunday, injuring at least two people.

Video footage shows the winds blowing debris off of the top of one building that was being constructed near another crane. No tornado warning was issued and none were reported in the area, but the winds were extremely powerful.

A woman told CNN on the phone that she put her child in the car and rushed to try and rescue. One woman who lived on the fourth floor was found on the second floor, she said.

One man expressed how lucky he was because it missed his apartment by just two units.

A local Fox reporter went inside the building, showing the way the crane sliced through the building.

From a distance away, one person captured the moment the crane fell. </s> DALLAS — At least two people have been hospitalized after a crane collapsed on an apartment building in Dallas amid severe thunderstorms.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told the Dallas Morning News that the crane fell into a downtown apartment building Sunday afternoon as strong winds, heavy rain and hail battered parts of North Texas. Evans initially said two people were taken to a hospital but later said the total number of people injured and hospitalized is unknown, according to the paper.

The names and conditions of those injured were not immediately available.

A crane collapsed in downtown Dallas Saturday after heavy rains and winds moved through the area.

Video footage shows that downed crane ripped a large gash into the side of the building. It also damaged an adjacent parking garage and some of the vehicles in it.

The crane fell after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area until 7 p.m. Sunday, warning of heavy rain, damaging gusts and large hail. The agency also issued a flood advisory for parts of the region until 5 p.m.

The weather service says winds could exceed 70 miles per hour. At Dallas Love Field airport, WFAA-TV reports gusts damaged a hangar door and part of the roof at a Southwest Airlines maintenance facility.

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Have a news tip? Email news@13onyourside.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter. </s> UPDATE: One person is dead and at least six others were injured when a crane fell on a Dallas apartment building during a storm, a fire official said.

DALLAS (AP) — At least two people have been hospitalized after a crane collapsed on an apartment building in Dallas amid severe thunderstorms.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans told the Dallas Morning News that the crane fell into a downtown apartment building Sunday afternoon as strong winds, heavy rain and hail battered parts of North Texas. Evans initially said two people were taken to a hospital but later said the total number of people injured and hospitalized is unknown, according to the paper.

The names and conditions of those injured were not immediately available.

Video footage shows that downed crane ripped a large gash into the side of the building. It also damaged an adjacent parking garage and some of the vehicles in it.

The crane fell after the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area until 7 p.m. Sunday, warning of heavy rain, damaging gusts and large hail. The agency also issued a flood advisory for parts of the region until 5 p.m.

The weather service says winds could exceed 70 miles per hour. At Dallas Love Field airport, WFAA-TV reports gusts damaged a hangar door and part of the roof at a Southwest Airlines maintenance facility.

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At least one person is killed and six others are injured after a crane collapses onto an apartment building in Dallas, Texas, amid severe weather.