NEW ORLEANS — Part of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction near New Orleans' historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday, Oct. 12, killing three people and injuring more than 20.
Dramatic video showed the upper floors of the building failing and sliding on top of each other before crashing onto the street below.
In the days following the collapse, rescuers tried risky searches through the rubble to search for construction workers believed to be trapped inside the building. Several blocks near the collapse were evacuated as engineers said two large construction cranes at the site could also collapse at any time.
Below is a collection of stories reported by WWL-TV about the collapse:
WWL-TV Investigation
- Will there be a criminal investigation into Hard Rock collapse?
- Hard Rock hotel developer's troubled past first exposed by WWL-TV
- 'This is seriously bad' Video shows concerns days before Hard Rock hotel collapse
- Did you work on the Hard Rock Hotel project? We want to talk to you
- Shortcuts taken, warnings ignored at Hard Rock site, lawsuit alleges
- Company says 9th floor pool didn't impact collapse of Hard Rock site
- 'We rescued him': Hard Rock Hotel worker saved colleagues in the moments after collapse
- Hard Rock Hotel owner missed deadline to pay for crane demolition
- N.O. building inspector pleads guilty to bribery in federal probe of city permitting
- Hard Rock workers, documents say shoring supports removed too soon
- Company to demolish Hard Rock Hotel has prior safety violations
- Worker who survived Hard Rock collapse deported despite investigation into his complaints
- Metal used to hold concrete floors at Hard Rock Hotel different from what city approved, records show
The Collapse
The Rescue
- 'We are in rescue mode:' 2 dead, 1 missing, 30 injured in Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Officials: 1 body recovered, rescue to continue after dark
- 1 missing after Hard Rock Hotel collapse, building still unstable
- Lasers, thermal imaging, drones & dogs used to locate worker in collapsed hotel
- Engineers who responded to 9/11 helping with New Orleans hotel collapse
- Hard Rock hotel rescue work faces a new threat: weather
- Businesses near Hard Rock collapse come together to feed rescuers
- There's never been a rescue operation like the Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Rescue searches end at Hard Rock hotel collapse site
- Workers tell stories of harrowing escape from collapsing Hard Rock Hotel
- Hard Rock Hotel collapse will be demolished with two bodies inside
- Firm hired to bring down Hard Rock collapse site, no timetable set for implosion
The Victims
- Workers mourn 3 of their own after Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- "He always made me laugh": Remembering Anthony 'Bubba' Magrette
- The victims of the Hard Rock hotel collapse
- 3rd victim trapped in Hard Rock Hotel identified as Mexican national, report says
- Beloved grandfather's body pulled from collapsed Hard Rock hotel
- Man missing in rubble of Hard Rock hotel collapse is beloved grandfather, hard worker
- Loved ones wait as city stabilizes Hard Rock Hotel construction site before search can continue
- Here's what people are saying online about the Hard Rock Hotel
- Saenger employee pursuing class-action lawsuit against Hard Rock Hotel developers
- Lawsuit: 'Both men ran for their lives and watched in horror as their co-workers were crushed'
- Residents evacuated from area around Hard Rock Hotel collapse return home to mess
- Worker who escaped Hard Rock Hotel collapse to be deported: report
- Hard Rock Hotel construction worker who spoke about unsafe conditions faces deportation
- ICE says worker hurt in Hard Rock Hotel collapse won't be deported Monday
- Lawyer: OSHA looking into Hard Rock Hotel worker's arrest
- Family members grieve for worker still under Hard Rock Hotel collapse
The Recovery
- Rescue operations will soon shift to recovery at Hard Rock Hotel collapse site
- Both cranes at Hard Rock collapse site in danger of falling, evacuation zone expanded
- Hard Rock crane collapse demolition delayed to Saturday
- Evacuation zone around Hard Rock collapse expanded before crane demolition
- What to expect after Hard Rock crane demolition
- Demolition at Hard Rock Hotel could damage historic buildings
- Crane demolition moved to Saturday at Hard Rock Hotel collapse site
- Cranes implosion delayed again at Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Locals, visitors wait hours to watch expected crane demolition
- Hard Rock Hotel crane demolition: What happens next?
- Updates: Cranes come down - 'Could not have gone much better'
- Leaders shift focus to recovering bodies of workers killed in Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Mayor demands full demolition of Hard Rock collapse site
- Tropical weather complicating work at Hard Rock collapse site
- 'There is nobody pushing harder than the City for this to happen quickly, but it takes time'
- Disaster loans available for businesses affected by Hard Rock hotel collapse
- Officials lay out plans to implode Hard Rock collapse site, reopen Saenger
- 9 weeks before Hard Rock site comes down, 3 months of cleanup afterward
- Crane hanging off Hard Rock Hotel to be secured so more of Canal St. can reopen
- Businesses in part of Hard Rock evacuation zone could reopen by Friday
- Some businesses around Hard Rock collapse site could reopen as early as Friday afternoon
- Businesses near Hard Rock collapse site hope to reopen as early as Friday
- Crane secured, businesses around Hard Rock Hotel collapse site reopening
- Saenger Theatre reopening set for Dec. 11 after Hard Rock collapse
- No implosion at Hard Rock collapse site? City to consider alternate plan
- How to get around New Orleans, Hard Rock Hotel collapse during Bayou Classic
- City has new Hard Rock demolition plan but won’t give details
- Hard Rock Hotel implosion too dangerous, developers submit new plan
- Hard Rock demolition could start as early as next week, fire chief says
- Ruby Slipper reopens in the shadow of Hard Rock Hotel collapse site
- Hard Rock will be taken down piece by piece to recover bodies, city says
- Saenger Theatre reopens more than 2 months after Hard Rock collapse
- New Orleans has spent $6M responding to Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Hard Rock developers ask to knock down 3 more buildings around hotel
- Hard Rock will be taken down piece by piece to recover bodies, city says
The Human Cost
- State Officials to Monitor Air Quality Around New Orleans Hotel Collapse Zone
- Hard Rock Hotel collapse leaves nearby residents temporarily homeless
- 100 tourists in hostel next to Hard Rock Hotel displaced after collapse
- Road closures, traffic changes due to Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- RTA suspends service, changes some routes after Hard Rock hotel collapse
- Homes, businesses evacuated before unstable cranes demolished at Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Hard Rock Hotel collapse, crane demolition put wedding planners to work
- Before the collapse, Hard Rock Hotel site housed Civil Rights history
- Cantrell: New Orleans spending $400K a day on Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Businesses around the Hard Rock Hotel collapse site reopen
- Businesses struggle after Hard Rock Hotel collapse
- Families of two men killed in Hard Rock collapse file suits
- Costs at the Hard Rock Hotel collapse site are growing daily
- Families of two men killed in Hard Rock collapse file suits
- Foot traffic has never been slower on Rampart Street
- Hard Rock demolition will be too late for some people out of work
- 'Dead:' Businesses on Canal Street hope Hard Rock changes come soon
- Hard Rock collapse site will cast shadow over Thanksgiving and Bayou Classic
- Ruby Slipper on Canal St set to reopen this weekend
- Hard Rock Hotel deportee files complaint with Dept. of Labor, OSHA
Worker who escaped Hard Rock Hotel collapse to be deported: report
Endymion Parade will likely be changed because of Hard Rock Hotel collapse
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