One person was killed and three others missing after a section of a hotel in New Orleans under construction collapses, AP reported Saturday.
Construction workers ran to safety as the partially-built Hard Rock Hotel crumbled to the ground. Upper floors of the building collapsed in on themselves before the entire portion tipped over, hitting the ground below. Officials confirmed the death Saturday.
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An addition 18 people who were taken to a hospital are considered in stable condition, authorities say.
“It’s still a very dangerous situation,” New Orleans Fire Department Chief Tim McConnell told reporters Saturday morning. “The crane is still in place but it is unsupported and very dangerous.” The department is evacuating nearby buildings, he added.
Some citizens want questions answered. “I don’t know where my husband is,” one person named Nova Espinoza told reporters while looking at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site said.
Others described how the collapse happened. “It looked like the concrete just slid from the top all the way down to the street,” Matt Worges told reporters, according to Nola.com. “The concrete just started to slide down the side.”
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