Demolition begins at high school where 17 died

Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International
Thomson Reuters

19 June 2024

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Demolition of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland city, Florida, United States, has finally begun - more than six years after a mass shooting claimed the lives of 17 students and staff in 2018.

According to Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) district, the mechanical demolition of the three-storey structure is expected to take several weeks to complete. 

It said: “In preparation, crews cleaned and cleared the building, adhering to state and the Environmental Protection Agency’s landfill disposal regulations, and electronics were removed for…

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