The shallow end of the gene pool is just overflowing right now. Before you press play on the video below, most of you will know the outcome purely from the thumbnail image. But don’t let that you put you off hitting play. First, you have to admire the man’s perseverance as blow after sledgehammer blow…Read moreRead more
Accident
Video – 40-watt club’s latest member…
Incompetence behind deadly collapse…
Collapse demolition contractor was ‘totally incompetent, inexperienced’ The owner, property manager, and architect whose Center City demolition project ended in the deadly 2013 collapse that crushed a Salvation Army thrift store failed to follow construction industry “customs and practices” in hiring their demolition contractor, an industry expert testified Thursday. Estrin testified for the plaintiffs in…Read moreRead more
Video – Accident punches hole in post office…
Amateur video captures moment Nebraska demolition goes awry. The Old Village Hall in downtown Arlington is the building that was supposed to be demolished, but in the process, a wall on the south side of the structure collapsed and crashed into the north wall of the post office. Grefe Excavating said they had started demolition…Read moreRead more
Video – Accident update…
New video update on the injuries suffered by DemolitionNews’ Mark Anthony. I don’t want to make a fuss but I am still getting emails and calls about my well-being following my brief encounter with a low-flying brick. I was at the hospital (yet again) yesterday – This video is the outcome:
Comment – Remember them always…
A personal tribute to the four men killed at Didcot A Power Station. Although our professional paths likely crossed, I never had the pleasure or privilege of knowing Mick Collings, Ken Cresswell, Chris Huxtable and John Shaw personally. But having followed every overlong twist and protracted turn of their collective story for almost seven months…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Final Didcot man found…
Family of John Shaw informed as final body is recovered. Thames Valley Police believes it has located the last missing man from Didcot power station today. The family of John Shaw, who is still missing at the site, has been informed as have the families of the other men who had been missing and all…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Second Didcot body identified…
Body recovered from Didcot power station identified as Ken Cresswell. The body of a man found in the collapsed wreckage of Didcot Power Station has been identified as that of Ken Cresswell, police said. Cresswell, 57, from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, died after the boiler house at the defunct plant partially collapsed in February. Thames…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Second body found at Didcot…
Families informed as second body is located amidst rubble. Police believe they have found a second body under the rubble at Didcot Power Station. Tonight, Thames Valley Police announced the families of the remaining two missing men, Ken Cresswell and John Shaw, had been informed a body had been located. Contractors Brown and Mason have…Read moreRead more
Video – How not to contain debris…
Film captures moment debris falls into street. On the face of it, everything is in order. The street appears to be closed; the site hoarding is in place; and they have even gone to the trouble of hanging a protective curtain from a mobile crane to keep falling debris under control. The excavator operator, however,…Read moreRead more
Didcot body identified…
Search continuas as remains of Chris Huxtable are formally identified. A body found in the ruins of a collapsed building at Didcot Power Station has been identified. Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, had been missing since the collapse in February. His body was found on Wednesday and workers who carried out the search formed a…Read moreRead more
