Video – Fourth time lucky…?

Crews to try again as GM stack stands defiant.

Preparations are underway for a fourth attempt to demolish the smokestack at the former GM transmission plant.

Three attempts to implode the smokestack earlier this week were unsuccessful after a malfunction.

John Revell, Windsor’s chief building official, said, “The smokestack itself is incredibly strong. It’s got an unbelievable amount of steel in it. It’s just beyond what they anticipated.”

The smokestack at the former GM transmission plant can be seen leaning slightly after three attempted implosions in Windsor, Ontario on Monday.

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