Four killed as New York crane collapses

A crane rising 19 stories alongside a New York skyscraper under construction toppled like a tree across a city block, crashing into apartment buildings, killing four people and setting off a scramble for survivors.

The crane split into pieces as it fell Saturday, pulverising a four-story townhouse and demolishing parts of three other buildings. One man was pulled from the townhouse 3 1/2 hours after the building was crushed.