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Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original publication.

Remington Tower suffered “multiple of millions” of dollars in damage after a direct hit from the recent EF2 tornado, and engineers will determine whether the building is in danger of collapse, an insurance adjuster said Thursday.

Bill Sharpe, regional manager of Jansen Adjusters International, said that in his opinion the high-rise will have to “come almost all the way down to the red iron” and be rebuilt up from there. The insurance firm was hired on a consultant basis by the tower’s owners.

The expert evaluation on the safety of the building’s bones could take several weeks, Sharpe said. The engineers are expected to arrive in Tulsa next week and will provide a report to the city after their review.

“We know the building twisted; we know the building is designed to twist, but did it twist more than it was designed for?” Sharpe said. “That’s the biggest question.”

Sharpe spoke Thursday afternoon to dozens of business owners who are tenants to try and answer questions and alleviate concerns that have festered since the tornado struck the 20-story tower early Sunday.