Conducting a thorough "All Clear" sweep by structural engineers and safety officers before the perimeter is reopened.
The dust-choked air of Sector 12 tasted like copper and old regrets. Elias Thorne, the lead demolitionist, wiped sweat from his brow, his thumb hovering over the weathered detonator. Before him stood the “Twelve Apostles”—a row of derelict high-rises that had once been the pride of the city, now hollowed out by time and neglect.