reported that three people were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries, but workers were still being accounted for an hour after the building’s collapse. Mireya Villarreal, a CBS News reporter, wrote on Twitter that CBS had confirmed that a crane collapsed into the construction site of a Hard Rock Hotel in NOLA. Mireya Villarreal, a CBS News reporter, wrote on Twitter that CBS had confirmed that “a crane collapsed into the construction site of a Hard Rock Hotel in #NOLA.” She said that preliminary reports are of eight or nine people injured, with three “critical” and others having “walking wounds.” Authorities have not yet confirmed those totals. A Building is a structure where at least 50 of the height is occupied by usable floor area. Fox8 reported that it was unclear whether there were injuries, writing that the Hard Rock Hotel “partially collapsed Saturday morning onto Canal Street.” CTBUH collects data on two major types of tall structures: Buildings and Telecommunications / Observation Towers.

” Other photos and videos from the scene showed the extensive damage. WWL-TV shared the most dramatic video on Twitter, writing, “INCREDIBLE VIDEO: Viewer video from Michael Dalle captures the moment the construction site for the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed on Canal Street Saturday morning. Tuesdays meeting comes as city leaders work to prepare the Hard Rock site for a planned March implosion.

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