“The plan is to sacrifice the roof, and in doing so allow the debris from the roof to drop down,” Ron Devlin, the area commander for Fire and Emergency New Zealand, told reporters. ADCity workers were told to avoid downtown Auckland if they could, and many buildings and some streets remained closed. The New Zealand International Convention Centre, which was being developed by SkyCity Entertainment Group, was scheduled to open next year and host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2021. And it’s just very disappointing.”Work began on the site in 2015 and has been behind schedule and over budget, costing more than 700 million New Zealand dollars ($450 million). The finished complex is expected to accommodate more than 3,000 people at conferences and includes a 300-room hotel.

Source: Washington Post October 23, 2019 00:56 UTC