Plans Delayed to Bring Down Cranes at Site of Deadly New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse as Weather Hampers Effort
At a Glance Officials had planned to demolish the cranes by controlled blasts Friday.The cranes were damaged when parts of the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed during construction.Officials worried that an approaching tropical system's wind and rain could topple the cranes. Plans to use a series of controlled explosions to bring down two giant, unstable construction cranes at the site of the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans have been delayed, the city's fire chief said Friday. Officials had hoped...