Contemporary era · 2015
Mecca crane collapse
A crawler crane collapsed over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, around 5:10 p.m. on 11 September 2015, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others. The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgrimage. The collapse has been cited as the deadliest crane collapse in history, with the previous most deadly incident being the collapse of a construction crane in New York City in 2008, killing seven people.
- When
- 11 Sept 2015
- Where
- Al-Masjid Al-Haram
- Era
- Contemporary
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