A crane weighing 30 tons collapsed onto a home while delivering a hot tub Tuesday.
The cab remained suspended in the air at the Hamilton Township house where owners had been doing renovations, 6abc reported.
Acting Fire Chief Steven Kraemer credited the crane operators for their quick thinking.
"They recognized the shift in the weight of the crane itself and the person quickly removed themself from the hazard," Kraemer said, adding there were no injuries.
Crews quickly tarped the house as rain was predicted.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
