A crane collapsed this week at the Stadium Flats apartment construction site in downtown South Bend, blocking traffic near Monroe and Lafayette.

South Bend firefighters say the crane failed around 3:15 p.m. as workers were taking it apart. No word yet on injuries.

The collapse is another setback for the project, which was already delayed by a major fire at the site in September.

Assistant Fire Chief Derek Erquhart says the department is treating the collapse as an accident, but expects it to delay construction further.