Crews called to Oakridge Park ‘crane incident’ in Vancouver [Video]

More than 1,700 workers were evacuated from a construction site at the massive Oakridge Park development in Vancouver after an incident involving a crane Wednesday afternoon, according to officials.

Emergency crews were called to the scene on Cambie Street near West 41st Avenue just after 3 p.m. after a load fell from a crane, according to a spokesperson for Vancouver Fire Rescue Services.

Capt. Matthew Trudeau said he could not yet comment on if anyone was injured or how severely.

While the crane itself remains intact, a technical rescue team from the fire department is on-site to stabilize what remains of its load. The load that came crashing down also damaged the lower floors of the under-construction building, Trudeau said

Multiple agencies have been called in to assist with the response, which the fire department described as a “crane incident” in a social media post.

The Vancouver Police Department has …