Christchurch officials want collapsed hotel down in a hurry.
The earthquake-damaged Copthorne Hotel in Christchurch, which collapsed at the weekend, has been issued with an urgent demolition notice.
Demolition workers ran for their lives when the 10-storey central city tower collapsed on Saturday afternoon.
The floors pancaked on top of each other, leaving two outside walls standing. Nobody was injured.
Today, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) issued its owners with a section 38 notice in order to speed up the removal of the site’s remaining structure.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has halted work on the Colombo St site while it investigates Saturday’s unexpected collapse.
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