Cranes demolished after Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – Two cranes that were poised over the remains of a building that would become the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans were deliberately demolished Sunday, more than a week after the collapse of the upper floors of the building.

Crews hope they will be able to recover the bodies at the site now that the cranes are down.

A total of three people were killed in the collapse and 18 people were injured.