Collapsed New Orleans Hotel Set To Be Fully Demolished

摘要

When the under-construction Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans partially collapsed on Oct. 12, the initial response was one of search and rescue, as well as a dramatic effort to secure the site that led to the controlled demolition of two tower cranes. Now more than a month out from the disaster, the City of New Orleans has said that the entire building will be demolished. The mayor's office announced on Nov. 12 that the building's owner, 1031 Canal Development LLC, has contracted Kolb Grading LLC and its subsidiary, Dem/Tech, to perform a controlled implosion of the remaining structure. In a statement to the press, the mayor's office said that after the implosion, a search-and-rescue team will recover the remains of the two construction workers who were still in the unstable structure. Demolition is expected to take place in January 2020 at the earliest.