Officials will demolish US school building where 17 were killed in shooting

More than six years after 17 students and staff died in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the three-story building where the massacre took place is coming down, starting Friday.

The demolition will take several weeks. Officials plan its completion before the school's 3,300 students return to the campus in August.

Heavy rain and flooding forced officials to postpone demolition by one day.

"The mechanical demolition involves dismantling the structure by pieces (not an implosion), beginning with the top floor. 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 proper handling. Additionally, survivors of the tragedy, families of victims, as well as teachers and staff had any items they desired returned to them," Broward County's school district posted on its website.

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