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.

Hurricane Milton's winds caused a construction crane to collapse at 400 Central Avenue, damaging a nearby office building significantly

Drone footage released by the City of St. Petersburg, Fla., on Oct. 10, shows how Hurricane Milton devastated an office building and Tropicana Field.

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.

The newspaper reported that none of its employees were working in the newsroom when the crane fell into its St. Petersburg building

A crane on top of a building in St. Petersburg collapsed during Hurricane Milton, the City of St. Petersburg said.