Investigation underway over claims that demolition waste was dumped in ocean.
City and state inspectors will try to determine whether debris from a Texas hotel being demolished has been dumped into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Galveston County Daily News reported Wednesday that some witnesses say crews allowed huge shards of glass and chunks of concrete to fall into the Gulf during the demolition of the former Flagship Hotel.
Representatives of Landry’s Restaurants Inc., which owns the property, says so far there’s nothing to indicate that debris has fallen or been pushed into the water. Spokesman Jeff Cantwell says the glass was removed three weeks ago.
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