An upper section of an 18-story hotel under construction in New Orleans partially collapsed on Saturday, Oct. 12, killing three and injuring at least 30.
The accident occurred Saturday morning, when the unfinished upper floors of the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel partially collapsed, appearing to pancake along the edge of the structure. The planned 350-room hotel is located at the corner of Rampart St. and Canal St., on the edge of New Orleans’ French Quarter.