Ongoing clearance of Scottish skyline continues with latest implosion.
Greenock tower block Octavia Court was reduced to rubble in just a few seconds, demolished in a controlled explosion for River Clyde Homes at 2.30am today.
Around 10 kilogrammes of explosives placed at 500 points within the empty block of flats in Sinclair Street were enough to bring the structure down.
Crowds watched from Lady Octavia Park as the explosions boomed out across Greenock. River Clyde Homes said that the location of the building made it cheaper and more convenient to demolish with explosives although the operation had to take place overnight when trains weren’t running on the nearby Wemyss Bay railway line.
A large area around the flats had been sealed off and the residents of the nearest homes were put up in a hotel during preparations on Saturday.
