{"id":196206,"date":"2026-03-18T11:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196206\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:21:11","slug":"orlando-begins-demolition-of-pulse-nightclub-nearly-10-years-after-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196206\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando begins demolition of Pulse nightclub nearly 10 years after tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The city of Orlando will begin the demolition of Pulse nightclub on Wednesday to clear the site for a permanent memorial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demolition comes nearly 10 years after 49 people were killed at the location on June 12, 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The city is conducting a controlled dismantling of the exterior structure and all adjacent buildings on the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demolition process is expected to take several weeks to finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Crews arrived at the Pulse site on Wednesday morning to begin preparation for the demolition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The process includes the complete removal of the main nightclub building, an adjacent structure, and all secondary facilities located within the property fence to clear the land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demolition follows the removal of the nightclub\u2019s signage from the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During that process, workers carefully dismantled the sign by removing the white paneling and stabilizing the metal structure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sign and other artifacts recovered from the site are currently being held in a climate-controlled warehouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the city of Orlando, these items are being stored to protect them from environmental damage while officials determine their future use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Channel 9 will have live team coverage of the work being done on Wednesday at the Pulse site and provide updates on Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">See more in the video above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. 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