One man suffered minor injuries and another was rescued from a construction crane after the machine’s cable brushed a power line in Vancouver Thursday morning.

The crane operator was removing a wooden form from a commercial high-rise construction site on West Broadway when his machine’s cable came into contact with a power line, a WorkSafe BC spokeswoman said.

That resulted in an explosion and fire, according to witnesses. Crews shut down power in the area and rescued the crane's operator, who was trapped high up in the machine’s cab for some time.

A worker on the ground holding the wooden form was given a jolt and rushed to hospital with non-serious injuries, though he was alert and walking shortly after the incident, according to WorkSafe BC. The man has since been released.

The safety agency said the incident is under investigation, and the crane will have to be recertified before it can be used again.