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Front-end loader dangles from top floor of Victoria’s Customs House

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Frontloader tips through fourth floor of Victoria window
A crew moving carpet in Victoria that became too heavy crashed through the window of a heritage building under construction – May 3, 2018

It was an unusual situation for construction crews working at Customs House in Victoria Thursday.

A front-end loader that was doing some work on the top floor came through a top-storey window and was hanging over the side of the building at 816 Government St.

Crews had to use a crane with crews working alongside to carefully push the loader back onto the top floor.

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No one was injured in the incident.

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However, it did cause a distraction for many people passing by.

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