Recovery of bodies in Hard Rock collapse officially underway (New Orleans)

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4. No, not at all.

After the collapse, several cranes were hanging precariously from the wreckage and the developer and the City were worried that the cranes would collapse during recovery of the bodies, possibly injuring demolition crew members and causing more damage to adjacent buildings and the street below.

Then the lawyers were called in. A bunch of folks are suing the developer and the contractor (survivors, nearby businesses that were affected by falling debris or closure.) So construciton was halted until all data related to the design and construction had been recorded.

Then the demolition experts fought for several months about the best way to recover the bodies while not causing injury to demolition crews or damaging adjacent buildings.

It's been a freaking mess and the families of the two men trapped inside have been waiting all this time to bury their loved ones.