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Around 7,000 local people watched as Owensboro’s Executive Inn finally came down. As planned, the Owensboro Executive Inn Rivermont met its demise shortly after 9:00 am local time. That’s when crews assisted by the mayor pushed the buttons to trigger explosives planted in the building earlier in the week. Within a matter of seconds the…Read moreRead more

Robinson & Birdsell have carried out the successful implosion of a Lancashire chimney. UK explosive demolition experts Robinson & Birdsell have carries out a successful implosion at the Thornton Power Station near Blackpool. Further details will follow but, in the meantime, here’s a pair of videos:

No negative health effects from demolition of three smelter stacks. Air sampling tests show that the demolition of three smelter stacks at the ASARCO smelter in East Helena in August did not produce negative health effects, the state Department of Environmental Quality said Friday. “The data confirms that this demolition was carried out safely and…Read moreRead more

City officials order partial demolition of two of Goa’s hottest nightspots. The Goa coastal zone management authority (GCZMA) has ordered the partial demolition of the state’s most popular nightspots – Club Tito’s and Mambos – for violating coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) norms. According to an order issued by the secretary of the GCZMA Michael D’Souza,…Read moreRead more

Big crowds expected to see the Big E implosion. Demolition crews have completely gutted the first floor of the Executive Inn and will soon bring in the explosives that will take down the hotel. The city of Owensboro is now preparing for a large turnout to see the final moments of the Big E, and…Read moreRead more

Drexel Shaft set for implosion; date yet to be set. The Penn Coach Yard chimney, or the more colloquial term amongst students for the structure, the Drexel Shaft, will be imploded on a date still to be determined, according to James Katsaounis, assistant vice president of Communications and Marketing at Drexel University. Amtrak plans to…Read moreRead more

With new bridge built, Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge is set to fall. Just two weeks after a new Point Marion Bridge opened 15 feet away, a demolition company scheduled Monday morning to destroy the old, 810-foot-long bridge, which carried traffic along Route 88 across the Monongahela River between Fayette and Greene counties. The rusty, retired…Read moreRead more

Results from last night’s Demolition Awards in Amsterdam. The first-ever Demolition Awards took place in Amsterdam last night; the results were as follows: Service & Support: Liebherr Innovation Award – Custom Project: Rusch Special Projects Innovation Award – Series Product: Volvo Demolition Training Award: Dorton Group Demolition Safety Award: DH Griffin Environmental & Recycling Award:…Read moreRead more

Exclusive: Report on Unfair Competition from the European Demolition Association. Way back in June, the European Demolition Association (EDA) met in sunny Nice in the South of France. On the agenda were a number of discussion points, not least of which was the perceived unfair competition faced by accredited demolition contractors. This matter was discussed…Read moreRead more

Demolition Fail: German implosion goes awry. Sometimes a picture speaks a thousand words but, in case this one isn’t speaking to you, we offer you our take, below: Hans (left): “Was it supposed to end up like that? Jurgen: “No, but if we tell them it’s an art installation to commemorate the fall of the…Read moreRead more