Chief McConnell said city engineers would decide whether the remaining crane should be dismantled before the half-completed hotel is leveled or come down during the demolition.
“Remember, the building collapsed, so it’s still a dangerous building,” he said. “The building is still very unstable.”
LaToya Cantrell, the city’s mayor, said during the news conference that the priority was to recover the bodies of two of the three people who were killed in the collapse. The other victim’s body was removed from the rubble last Sunday.
“My timeline is right now,” Ms. Cantrell said of recovering the bodies.
Chief McConnell said that a sewer line was damaged when the crane crashed down but that gas and electric lines were unscathed in the demolition, which took place around 2:30 p.m.
The hotel, on Canal Street, had been under construction for at least a year. Plans called for 350 rooms, residential spaces, two ballrooms and 12,000 square feet of event space. The cause of the collapse has yet to be determined.
Chief McConnell said city engineers would decide whether the remaining crane should be dismantled before the half-completed hotel is leveled or come down during the demolition.
“Remember, the building collapsed, so it’s still a dangerous building,” he said. “The building is still very unstable.”
LaToya Cantrell, the city’s mayor, said during the news conference that the priority was to recover the bodies of two of the three people who were killed in the collapse. The other victim’s body was removed from the rubble last Sunday.
“My timeline is right now,” Ms. Cantrell said of recovering the bodies.
Chief McConnell said that a sewer line was damaged when the crane crashed down but that gas and electric lines were unscathed in the demolition, which took place around 2:30 p.m.
The hotel, on Canal Street, had been under construction for at least a year. Plans called for 350 rooms, residential spaces, two ballrooms and 12,000 square feet of event space. The cause of the collapse has yet to be determined.
Chief McConnell said city engineers would decide whether the remaining crane should be dismantled before the half-completed hotel is leveled or come down during the demolition.
“Remember, the building collapsed, so it’s still a dangerous building,” he said. “The building is still very unstable.”
LaToya Cantrell, the city’s mayor, said during the news conference that the priority was to recover the bodies of two of the three people who were killed in the collapse. The other victim’s body was removed from the rubble last Sunday.
“My timeline is right now,” Ms. Cantrell said of recovering the bodies.
Chief McConnell said that a sewer line was damaged when the crane crashed down but that gas and electric lines were unscathed in the demolition, which took place around 2:30 p.m.
The hotel, on Canal Street, had been under construction for at least a year. Plans called for 350 rooms, residential spaces, two ballrooms and 12,000 square feet of event space. The cause of the collapse has yet to be determined.
Neil Vigdor is a breaking news reporter on the Express Desk. He previously covered Connecticut
Neil Vigdor is a breaking news reporter on the Express Desk. He previously covered Connecticut
Neil Vigdor is a breaking news reporter on the Express Desk. He previously covered Connecticut