Watch New Orleans crane demolition live

City leaders delayed plans Saturday to bring down a pair of unstable construction cranes in a series of controlled explosions at the site of a partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans.

The planned explosion will now take place Sunday, no earlier than noon. No specific time has been set at this time.

Watch Live: Crane demolition expected soon

The explosion will take place between now and 4pm EST. The crane demolition keeps being delayed. It should of happened around noon today but was delayed again. There is no info on why it has been delayed today.



Replay of the crane implosion.

a reply to: LookingAtMars

Really do want to see this live, but couldn't really be bothered watching for the next 2 hours... If ya could, just make sure you tell us when they give the 2 minute warning.

It just happened and did not go as planned. No one was hurt. It is still live and they are showing replays.

I will find a video of it and post it here.

That was pretty awesome, but I don't think it turned out like they expected... one of the cranes fell backwards straight on the street.

a reply to: LookingAtMars

I'm glad I stayed around to watch that... Err.. "planned" demo..

Curious what they are going to do next.. Lol

a reply to: Subaeruginosa

They did not come down completely. They may have to demo again. It is still a danger.

Sorry dude I missed your earlier post.

originally posted by: LookingAtMars
It just happened and did not go as planned. No one was hurt. It is still live and they are showing replays.

I will find a video of it and post it here.

I watched it earlier it was brutal the way the hotel collapsed lucky the death toll is not a lot higher than it is

a reply to: Inquisitive1

That was pretty cool.

I don't thing they know what to do next.

They couldn't hire some iron workers to just bring down the cranes? Look at the mess they are in now.

Looks as though they hired the wrong guys.

Mayor's son and buddies maybe?

a reply to: strongfp

They said the cranes and building were too unstable to take down with iron worker.

Back to the drawing board.

nvm

a reply to: LookingAtMars

I think at this point they might need to shut down the block and hire a very expensive mobile crane to take it apart in pieces now, which might include the iron workers again.

Looks like they have a worse mess
One laying on the building and one just standing there.

They couldn't hire some iron workers to just bring down the cranes? Look at the mess they are in now.

a reply to: strongfp
Yeah... 9 union Iron workers with huge experience showed up with a 500 ton crane.... the non union GC told them he wanted no union help.... I'll find the link

I have climbed up on this crane long ago stoned out of my noggin late one night shift right to the top of the jib with a joint in my hear and i was going to get higher


Big blue

That was pretty awesome,

a reply to: Subaeruginosa

yeah some working men died there, dont forget that.

originally posted by: tinner07

They couldn't hire some iron workers to just bring down the cranes? Look at the mess they are in now.

a reply to: strongfp
Yeah... 9 union Iron workers with huge experience showed up with a 500 ton crane.... the non union GC told them he wanted no union help.... I'll find the link

They should go with whatever anyone is offering. Dumb. That's probably what went wrong with the building. Taking shortcuts to save money. Some of the laborers are illegal immigrants. Those that are injured are now in ICE custody. They're lawyaring up too. hufpost

I have climbed up on this crane long ago stoned out of my noggin late one night shift right to the top of the jib with a joint in my hear and i was going to get higher Big blue

a reply to: stonerwilliam
Working men died there too. You know, guys that had a kid tucked into bed...

If this website has gotten so republican that you are going to start laughing about working men and women being killed on the job???

a reply to: tinner07

anything but if you read my first post buddy anything but laughing



I used to work jobs like those , And saw men die and get badly injured a lot at my work