1 Dead After Crane Collapses In Dallas Arts District

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - One person has died and another injured after a crane collapsed in the 1700 block of Arts Plaza in downtown Dallas.

Dallas police and fire responded to the incident just after 2:40 p.m. Monday.

Dallas Fire-Rescue says when firefighters arrived at the location, they found the large crane tipped over in its side and into a fenced area surrounding a T-Mobile cell tower. There were three workers at the site when the crane tipped over.

One of the workers was crushed by the crane and was pronounced dead at the scene. Another worker was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crane operator was not injured.

Identities of the workers have been released.