NewsWSVN 7News – Local NewsSeptember 14, 2026Miami-Dade County
Drilling Rig Collapses Onto Brickell Bay Drive, Hospitalizing Four
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City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded after a drilling rig collapsed onto vehicles and a construction box at Brickell Bay Drive and Southeast 12th Street, injuring four people and sparking an SUV fire. The incident prompted road closures between Southeast 12th and 14th streets while crews cleaned up a diesel spill and cleared the site.
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Residents traveling through the Brickell section of Miami face road closures on Brickell Bay Drive between Southeast 12th and 14th streets following a heavy equipment collapse and fuel spill.
Key Facts
- A drilling rig collapsed onto a construction box and three vehicles at Brickell Bay Drive and Southeast 12th Street just after 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
- Three construction workers and a driver sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized.
- Two construction workers aged 27 and 29 were trapped inside a heavily damaged construction box and were successfully extricated by technical rescue crews.
- The crane operator jumped out of the crane as it was tipping over.
- The driver of a southbound BMW SUV escaped her vehicle moments before it burst into flames.
- Flames from the vehicle fire shot up 30 to 40 feet in the air.
- Eighteen other construction workers at the site were accounted for and uninjured.
- No one was inside the two parked cars that were damaged by the collapse.
- The incident caused a diesel spill, keeping Brickell Bay Drive closed between Southeast 12th and 14th streets.
- The cause of the rig collapse remains under investigation.
Who's Mentioned
OrganizationMercy Hospital“Hospital where the driver was taken”locationBrickell Bay Drive“Location of the drilling rig collapse”locationSoutheast 14th Streets“Boundary for road closures”PersonChristiana Lardon“Witness who heard the collapse”locationSoutheast 12th Street“Intersection near the collapse”OrganizationCity of Miami Fire Rescue“Responded to the emergency scene”PersonRobert Hevia“Miami Fire Rescue Chief who provided details on the incident”locationMiami“City where the incident occurred”OrganizationRyder Trauma Center“Hospital where construction workers were transported”OrganizationSunbeam Television Corp.“Copyright holder of the news article”Organization7News“News outlet covering the incident”OrganizationWSVN.com“News platform publishing the report”