Yesterday on 09/11/2015 one of the construction crane had collapsed on the Grand Mosque of Macca, the Holly Place of Muslim, in Saudi Arabia. The crane crash in Mecca incident killed at least 107 people and 230 others are injured in this incident.
The primary cause of the huge red crane crash is strong wind and heavy rainfall. The crane crashed around 17:53 local time. A huge number of worshipers gathered around that time of the day in the biggest Mosque in the world, the Grand Mosque for the Friday prayer. To accommodate the increasing number of worshipers for holy Hajj, a big expansion is taking place around that part of Mecca. As the construction is going on, the cranes are all placed around the Mosque.
Video of the Crane Crash on the Grand Mosque, Mecca:
The below video from an individuals mobile shows how the red crane near the Mecca Grand Mosque got collapsed.
In the above picture, you can see the collapsed red crane inside the grand mosque.
In the below picture, you can see a lot of cranes are placed around the Grand Mosque area for construction purpose.
Below are some pictures from the Mecca Crane Collapse, 09/11/2015:
Below picture can give you a slight idea about how big and heavy the crane is:
The Tweet below shows some more story of the collapse:
May Allah protect the people and the Haramain. A crane collapsed today in #Mecca pic.twitter.com/ALGEy1P4nR
— SalafiEvents.COM (@SalafiEvent) September 11, 2015