[FONT=Verdana]A man is in a serious condition in hospital after part of a wedding chapel collapsed during demolition work in Cairns in north Queensland this afternoon.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]The 61-year-old man was a member of a building crew working to pull down the chapel at a hotel on the Cairns Esplanade. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]It is believed he was operating a crane to remove a part of the chapel's wall when he got out to check the load and it moved unexpectedly, trapping him and a co-worker. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]Colleagues were able to free the men before firefighters arrived. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]Paramedics had to resuscitate the crane operator. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]He was rushed to hospital where he is now in a serious but stable condition. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]His 63-year-old colleague is also in hospital with minor chest and shoulder injuries. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]Workplace health and safety officers are investigating the cause of the accident.[/FONT]