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NYC construction accident involving boom truck injures multiple people

A construction accident involving a boom truck in New York City injured five people Tuesday afternoon amid a strong rains and winds walloping the city.

A construction accident involving a boom truck at a New York City construction site on Tuesday afternoon left at least five people injured, according to the Fire Department (FDNY).

FDNY rescue crews responded to 3880 9th Ave. just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to initial reports of a "crane collapse." 

FDNY crews determined it was not a crane collapse but a smaller boom truck. 

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Four people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries and another with non-life-threatening injuries, FDNY said. 

The cause of the accident was not immediately clear. 

Earlier Tuesday, the FDNY and the city's Department of Buildings issued a weather advisory amid a major storm that was expected to bring flooding rainfall and damaging winds. 

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