琉璃神社 Mayor Colin Basran and B.C. Premier John Horgan are offering their condolences after a crane collapse killed at least one person and injured several others in downtown 琉璃神社 on Monday morning, July 12.

鈥淚 just wanted to say that we all are very shocked and saddened by the crane collapse today. What a horrifying experience. Our thoughts are with the workers on that job site and their families,鈥� said Basran during a City of 琉璃神社 council meeting on Monday.

Horgan also published a brief statement in a tweet about the incident Monday afternoon.

鈥淲e anxiously await updates on this heart-wrenching accident and we hope our incredible first responders are able to get help to the workers involved.鈥�

We anxiously await updates on this heart-wrenching accident and we hope our incredible first responders are able to get help to the workers involved.

鈥� John Horgan (@jjhorgan)

The statements come after a crane collapsed at a downtown 琉璃神社 construction site around 11 a.m. on Monday.

Mission Group, the developer of the under-construction building, called the incident 鈥渃atastrophic,鈥� adding it is working closely with emergency personnel to assess the situation.

According to BC Emergency Health Services, three people were transported to the hospital and RCMP confirmed at least one person has died.

Several surrounding buildings were ordered evacuated and the City of 琉璃神社 has declared a local state of emergency.

For ongoing updates on the situation, see our story here.

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