A mobile crane lever has fallen inside Makkah's Grand Mosque on Sunday, injuring one worker.
According to Saudi Gazette, the crane driver was slightly injured in the crash after the arm of the small crane collapsed in a construction site in the Grand Mosque.
The incident took place at 2pm, spa reported.
The work zone is not open to Umrah pilgrims, worshippers or visitors.
The Governate stressed on its website that the lever fell in a working area and not a prayer place or a path for pilgrims, Kuna reported.
Necessary precautionary measures were being taken.
إمارة #مكة: سقوط ذراع رافعة متحركة داخل منطقة مخصصة للعمل في المسجد الحرام وإصابة سائق المعدة فقط.#مصدر_للأخبار #السعودية pic.twitter.com/ppSjVV4NbD
— مصدر (@MSDAR_NEWS) May 20, 2018
Saudi Press Agency tweeted this picture of the toppled over crane:
سقوط ذراع رافعة متحركة داخل منطقة عمل في المسجد الحرام وإصابة السائق بإصابات طفيفة.https://t.co/HTg0f1bcsR#واس pic.twitter.com/K7bZv80Rc9
— واس (@spagov) May 20, 2018
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