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NOFD: Toppled crane takes down power line, stops traffic on Gen. De Gaulle

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans fire fighters are on the scene of a toppled construction crane that has knocked out a power line and stalled traffic in Algiers.

The crane fell across General De Gaulle Drive at Westbend Parkway just before 10 a.m., according to a post on the official NOFD Twitter account.

The downed crane knocked out a power line and came within feet of passing vehicles. No injuries have been reported.