A construction crane collapsed onto multiple vehicles on Brickell Bay Drive in Miami, crushing a white SUV and other cars while sending thick smoke and flames into the air. Aerial video captured the dramatic moment as the crane came down at the site of Citadel’s new headquarters in the city’s financial district. An initial report stated no injuries, but that assessment was quickly updated: four people were hospitalized with minor injuries, including three construction workers and the driver of the SUV who managed to escape the fire.

The incident forced immediate road closures while crews began cleanup and investigators worked to determine the cause. The collapse of heavy equipment in the middle of a busy urban corridor has already drawn attention to safety practices at the high-profile project. Questions remain about what triggered the failure, how the crane was being operated at the time, and whether additional precautions will be ordered before work resumes at the site.