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Construction Drilling Rig Collapses onto Three Vehicles in Miami
Just the facts
Miami Fire Rescue crews responded near Southeast 12th Street and Brickell Bay Drive after a heavy drilling rig toppled at a commercial construction site. Firefighters extricated two construction workers, ages 27 and 29, who were trapped inside a crushed steel container while simultaneously suppressing a fire that broke out when the rig crushed a BMW sedan. The rig's 47-year-old operator, the driver of the BMW, and the two rescued workers were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials confirmed that all 18 construction workers on site were accounted for, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an investigation into the cause of the collapse.
Why this is news
An industrial drilling rig collapsed onto three motor vehicles and a storage container in Miami's Brickell district on September 14, 2026, injuring four people.
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