Multiple blasts fell chimneys at Canadian power company. There is just no stopping the team at Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp at present; not even the US/Canadian border can halt their explosive progress. The company, which currently seems to be owning the exlosive demolition world, has popped up again, this time at the NB Power facility…Read moreRead more
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Video – Detonation double at Dalhousie…
Video – Jersey in Triple Threat implosion
A big weekend for big blasts as New Jersey fells three tower blocks. Some old buildings in Jersey City became history Saturday morning in order to pave the way for new housing. Three six-story buildings were imploded next to the former Jersey City Medical Center to make way for the new Montgomery Gardens apartment buildings….Read moreRead more
Video – Dykon strikes again…
Denver hospital building felled by implosion. A building at the old University Hospital was demolished Saturday to make way for a redevelopment project. A quick series of about 170 small detonations rocked the building over a period of about 30 seconds, followed by a cloud of dust. The work was carried out by Dykon Explosive…Read moreRead more
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…Read moreRead more
Video – If at first you don’t succeed…
Multiple attempts fail to drop smokestack. A planned demolition of the smokestack at the former GM transmission plant Monday afternoon was delayed after multiple attempts to bring down the behemoth failed. As part of the ongoing demolition of the plant, a controlled implosion of the plant’s smokestack was planned for 2 p.m., and dozens had…Read moreRead more
Video – Bruce stack dropped…
Blast fells disused Canadian chimney. Ontario Power Generation has carried out the demolition of the 100 metre stack of the Bruce Bulk Steam plant on the Bruce nuclear site north of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. Check out the video below:
Red Road approaches D-day…
Plans advancing for massive implosion event. Red Road multi-storey flats in Glasgow will be brought down later this year in a one-off demolition. The city’s skyline will change forever when the six remaining blocks are demolished in a controlled explosive blowdown. The blocks had previously been earmarked for implosion as part of the Commonwealth Games…Read moreRead more
Gates Circle blast gets green light…
Dykon working towards late summer/early autumn implosion date. TM Montante Development will go ahead with its planned implosion of the main hospital tower of the former Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital, after the city Planning Board gave its assent Wednesday to the demolition. No firm date has been set, but attorney Marc Romanowski, representing the…Read moreRead more
Video – Swiss roll silo…
Video captures implosion of woodchip silo and lift tower in Solothurn canton. We very rarely feature demolition works from Switzerland – The country is seemingly too clean and noise-averse to allow anything as crass as demolition to take place within its borders. But we now have an exception to that rule in the shape of…Read moreRead more
Video – Last call for Brazilian silos…
Implosion fells 19 silos simultaneously. It is a sight that will bring a tear to the eye of any devoted beer drinker – particularly those in South America – as 19 silos owned by brewing conglomerate InBev fall to a controlled blast. The impressive implosion was carried out by our Brazilian blasting buddy Fabio Bruno…Read moreRead more
