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| New Orleans hotel collapse leaves one dead and two missing | |
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| A section of a Hard Rock hotel under construction at the edge of New Orleans’ historic French Quarter collapsed on Saturday morning, leaving at least one person dead and two unaccounted for, authorities said. | |
| On Saturday afternoon, emergency workers prepared to enter the building. Fire chief Tim McConnell said it was hoped they would find the two missing people alive. | |
| McConnell said only part of the building was considered stable. A 270ft crane looming over the wreckage was also in danger of collapse, further complicating rescue efforts. | |
| City officials and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards confirmed the fatality. Authorities said around 20 people were taken to a hospital for treatment. All were considered stable. One man who had been unaccounted for turned out to have been at a local hospital. | |
| The building was under construction at the corner of Rampart Street and Canal Street, a broad boulevard just outside the Quarter lined with restaurants hotels and retailers. Canal, which carries six lanes of traffic divided by a wide median where streetcars roll, separates the Quarter from the main business district. | The building was under construction at the corner of Rampart Street and Canal Street, a broad boulevard just outside the Quarter lined with restaurants hotels and retailers. Canal, which carries six lanes of traffic divided by a wide median where streetcars roll, separates the Quarter from the main business district. |
| WWL-TV aired a viewer’s dramatic video of the collapse, showing upper floors falling on top of each other before one side of the building toppled to the ground. | WWL-TV aired a viewer’s dramatic video of the collapse, showing upper floors falling on top of each other before one side of the building toppled to the ground. |
| Another video on social media was taken by someone aboard a streetcar as it approached the site. It showed what looked like a metal structure or a piece of construction equipment tumbling and people running from the scene as clouds of dust billowed up, obscuring the view. | Another video on social media was taken by someone aboard a streetcar as it approached the site. It showed what looked like a metal structure or a piece of construction equipment tumbling and people running from the scene as clouds of dust billowed up, obscuring the view. |
| “It was a deep rumbling sound,” Matt Worges, who saw the collapse from a nearby building, told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. | “It was a deep rumbling sound,” Matt Worges, who saw the collapse from a nearby building, told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. |
| “Like an airplane maybe. It drew my head immediately.” | “Like an airplane maybe. It drew my head immediately.” |
| Evacuees included guests at a hostel across the street from the damaged building. | Evacuees included guests at a hostel across the street from the damaged building. |
| “I heard a huge noise and thought it was a plane crashing. Then, the hostel shook,” said Sue Hurley, 68. She said she was reminded of news accounts of the 9/11 attacks. | “I heard a huge noise and thought it was a plane crashing. Then, the hostel shook,” said Sue Hurley, 68. She said she was reminded of news accounts of the 9/11 attacks. |
| Another hostel guest, Michael Arbeiter, 30, from Munich, Germany, said he was just getting out of the shower when the room shook. | Another hostel guest, Michael Arbeiter, 30, from Munich, Germany, said he was just getting out of the shower when the room shook. |
| “I’m not sure what happened but they told us to get out of here,” he said. “I’m supposed to stay until Monday. Thank God it was not another 9/11.” | “I’m not sure what happened but they told us to get out of here,” he said. “I’m supposed to stay until Monday. Thank God it was not another 9/11.” |
| Edwards urged people to stay away from the area, which was considered unstable. An unsupported crane listed away from the building site. As dust settled, twisted metal, concrete pilings and other wreckage covered part of Rampart Street. | Edwards urged people to stay away from the area, which was considered unstable. An unsupported crane listed away from the building site. As dust settled, twisted metal, concrete pilings and other wreckage covered part of Rampart Street. |
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