Exclusive close-up of cooling tower implosion. The planned implosion of the two cooling towers at the Brayton Point Power Station went without a hitch. And thanks to our friends at dust suppression specialist HKD Blue, we can afford you a ringside seat of the action with this exclusive video:
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Video – Brayton Point towers toppled…
Video – Trip down a dusty memory lane…
Can you imagine the outcry is this was replicated today. Although we like to keep our finger on the pulse of the industry today, we still enjoy a trip down memory lane from time to time; particularly when that trip includes an insight into how things used to be done. Case in point, the explosive…Read moreRead more
Video – Miami Beach hospital laid to rest…
Implosion fells long-abandoned hospital. Miami Beach’s South Shore Hospital, which has been abandoned for over a decade, came to the ground after an implosion yesterday morning. Crews used a small number of explosives to take down the structure, and city of Miami Beach officials were warning residents of the traffic impacts and more.
Video – Longannet latest…
Sixth explosive event at Scottish power station. At 10am on 11 April 2019, power station demolition experts from Brown and Mason carried out the sixth and latest explosive demolition event at the Longannet power station in Scotland, felling Boiler Annex East.
Video – Missouri River bridge dropped…
Blast fells landmark bridge. Missouri Department of Transportation crews demolished the old Route 47 Missouri River Bridge on April 11. The historic landmark came down in Washington, Missouri around 10:30 am, local time.
Video – St John’s River towers felled…
Blast fells Florida cooling towers. Two gigantic cooling towers in Jacksonville were imploded with 1,500 pounds of dynamite on Saturday. The 141 metre high towers majestically became nothing but piles of dust after 30 years of standing tall in St. Johns River Power Park. Locals gathered near the site to watch the iconic towers crumble….Read moreRead more
Video – Triple topple at Brayton Point…
Three stacks down as CDI carries out controlled blast. Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI), acting as explosives subcontractor to Brayton Point, LLC. of St. Louis, Missouri carried out the successful felling of three 106 metre tall reinforced concrete chimneys in Somerset, Massachusetts on 24 March 2019. This blast was the precursor to the explosive demolition for…Read moreRead more
Video – White Giant toppled…
Controlled blast fells 20 storey German tower block. A 20-storey building known locally as the “White Giant” was demolished in Duisburg’s Hochheide on yesterday. At 12:00 local time, around 290 kilograms of explosives were used to blast the block of flats into a pile of rubble.
Video – Downtown detonation…
Controlled blast fells Texan tower block. The Building of the Southwest in downtown Midland, Texas was demolished by controlled implosion yesterday. More details to follow as we receive them:
Video – Tilbury boilers blasted…
Brown and Mason conducts another successful implosion. Brown and Mason successfully brought down the two remaining boiler houses at Tilbury Power Station yesterday. The explosive demolition was the 14th at the the site, which closed its doors in 2013. Owners RWE had planned to turn it into the Tilbury Energy Centre, but the redevelopment was…Read moreRead more
