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FDNY Responds To Partial Crane Collapse In Greenpoint, Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- There was a precarious situation in Brooklyn on Thursday after a crane partially collapse..

The FDNY said it happened just before 4 p.m. on Thursday at a high-rise building on Commercial and Clay streets in Greenpoint.

Part of the crane became unstable at the 31-story building under construction, officials said.

No one was hurt, but nearby buildings were evacuated.

It's not clear what caused the partial collapse.

Please stay with CBS2, CBSN New York, and CBSNewYork.com for more on this developing story.

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