The Tampa Bay Times reported on the damage from Hurricane Milton firsthand as the storm sent a construction crane crashing into the paper’s office building on Wednesday night. The crane reportedly collapsed in downtown St.

A construction crane came crashing down on the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times during the height of Hurricane Milton’s menace across Florida.

Hurricane Milton knocked over a towering construction crane in St. Petersburg on Wednesday night, sending the crane collapsing into an office building. The crane was part of the construction of a condo building that’s set to become the tallest structure on Florida’s Gulf Coast once it’s complete, according to city officials.

As Hurricane Milton slammed into the Florida coast, video shows a massive crane that was toppled in downtown St. Petersburg.

A crane collapsed in downtown St. Petersburg during Hurricane Milton’s thrashing winds Wednesday night — leaving a gaping hole in an office building that houses several business, including the Tampa Bay Times.

A crane collapsed into a building in St. Petersburg, debris scattered over the roadway, and the mangled crane leaning into the building. See the video in the player above. This comes as Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida Wednesday night.