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Buildings evacuated after marriage proposal flop

AMSTERDAM — A Dutchman’s attempt at a romantic wedding proposal was simply smashing.

A crane which crashed into the roof of a house is seen following an unusual marriage proposal by a man who wished to be lifted in front of the bedroom window of his girlfriend to ask for her hand in marriage, in the central Dutch town of IJsselstein on Dec 13, 2014. Photo: AP/AS Media

A crane which crashed into the roof of a house is seen following an unusual marriage proposal by a man who wished to be lifted in front of the bedroom window of his girlfriend to ask for her hand in marriage, in the central Dutch town of IJsselstein on Dec 13, 2014. Photo: AP/AS Media

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AMSTERDAM — A Dutchman’s attempt at a romantic wedding proposal was simply smashing.

The unidentified lover in the central town of Ijsselstein rented a crane, planning to descend in front of his girlfriend’s bedroom window first thing this morning (Dec 13), play her a song and then pop the question. Instead the crane toppled over, smashing a large hole in the neighbours’ roof. The man clambered to safety and no one was injured.

Then the crane fell again during attempts to right it with a larger crane, bashing in the rest of the neighbours’ roof. The building has been declared unsafe. Six apartments were evacuated.

According to the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper, the girlfriend said “yes” anyway. After speaking with police, the pair travelled to Paris to celebrate. AP

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