Emergency services at Monaco’s Princess Grace Hospital were temporarily closed on Friday evening after a crane boom collapsed onto the roof of the accident and emergency department. No injuries were reported, and the hospital announced plans to reopen the departments at 08:00 on Saturday…
The incident occurred at approximately 20:00, when a crane lifting a five-tonne air-conditioning unit reportedly became unstable after the road surface gave way beneath one of its front stabilisers.
The crane’s approximately 40-metre boom fell onto the roof of the building housing emergency services, cardiology and pulmonology. Initial assessments indicated that the structure had not been compromised.
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Around 20 Monaco firefighters attended the scene, securing the surrounding area and deploying a drone to examine the damage.
During the closure, the Princely Government advised patients requiring emergency treatment to attend hospitals in Nice or Menton. Monaco’s on-call medical service remained available.
Princess Grace Hospital subsequently announced that its general and paediatric emergency departments would reopen at 08:00 on Saturday, subject to the necessary safety arrangements.
Sources: Princely Government; Monaco-Matin.
