The fire on a construction crane that partially collapsed in Manhattan Wednesday may have been caused by a hydraulic fluid leak in the machine’s engine compartment, sources told The Post.
The fire on a construction crane that partially collapsed in Manhattan Wednesday may have been caused by a hydraulic fluid leak in the machine’s engine compartment, sources told The Post.
While an official cause of the blaze has not been determined, it is believed to be accidental, according to the preliminary investigation.
Two sources told The Post the working theory among investigators is that hydraulic fluid leaked from the engine compartment onto a heated metal plate, igniting the fire on the crane’s machine deck.
