Demolition crews are removing old debris to make way for the two damaged buildings to come down at the scene of Schenectady's deadly apartment fire. Geoff Redick reports.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Nearly two weeks since it went up in flames, 104 Jay Street began to come down.
"I think it's working according to plan," said Jackson Demolition president Alexander Jackson.
First brick-by-brick then, wall by wall, the burned building that's been such a blight on the city, began to slowly break away.
"Some people like to see it faster, but for the type of building that it is, and the way we have to do the work, I think it's moving along at the normal speed," said Jackson.
Though Fire Chief Ray Senecal said Thursday that all the missing are believed now accounted for, there is still the possibility of human remains in the larger structure, 100-102 Jay Street:
"We don't have any good information on anyone being in that building, however there's always an outside possibility that there is," said Senecal.
So observers remain on scene, watching and waiting patiently, as walls keep coming down.
As with any demolition project involving old buildings, there is some caution over air quality and asbestos contamination.
There will be air monitoring stations on-site during the expected four week demolition process, and every time a new load of debris comes down, it is constantly sprayed with water, to help knock down the dust.