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COPENHAGEN, Jan. 6 (AP) – A construction crane crashed into a shopping center in central Norway on Friday amid strong winds, injuring at least one person and leaving another unaccounted for, police said.
Police spokesman Ebbe Kimo told VG newspaper that the wind could have caused the unmanned crane to be at least 50 meters (165 feet) high to slam into the shopping center in Melhus, south of Trondheim, the Scandinavian country’s third-largest city .
Police said on Twitter that firefighters were searching for people inside the building after the crane collapsed and damaged the second floor of the mall.
Police spokesman Ole Petter Hollingen told reporters that dogs and drones were used to conduct the search.
Local newspaper Trønderbladet reported that the roof inside the shopping center had caved in.
The crane sits on a construction site at Melhustorget Shopping Centre, which is being expanded with new shops and apartments.
The expanded mall is scheduled to open in two phases in 2023, according to the facility’s webpage.
Strong winds were seen over Norway on Friday, according to the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. (Associated Press)
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