Dykon carries out yet another successful blast. A former Kodak factory has been demolished in Rochester, New York. Building 53, which was previously used for the manufacture of negatives, came down in a controlled implosion on Saturday. The demolition is part of an ongoing regeneration of Kodak’s Eastern Business Park.
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Video – Kodak building gone in a flash…
Date set for Cockenzie chimney blast…
Brown and Mason to prove once again why they are a power station’s worst nightmare. After close consultation between ScottishPower, East Lothian Council and Police Scotland, the date for the controlled explosive demolition of the Cockenzie Power Station chimney stacks has been confirmed as Saturday 26th September. The demolition will be overseen by ScottishPower’s main…Read moreRead more
Video – Detroit hotel checks out in spectacular style…
Dykon lays Park Avenue hotel to rest. In the blink of an eye, nearly a century of Detroit’s history disappeared into dust Saturday following an early-morning implosion. The historic Park Avenue Hotel was brought down around 8 a.m. as some watched from a parking deck across from the Fox Theatre and others watched from Woodward…Read moreRead more
Detroit braced for hotel blast…
Detroit’s Park Avenue Hotel to be levelled tomorrow. DemolitionNews.com reports.
Video – Kingsnorth turbine hall levelled…
Brown and Mason carries out successful blast at Kent power station. The turbine hall at Kingsnorth Power Station was demolished with a controlled explosion earlier today. Energy firm E.ON owns the site. It was brought down in dramatic fashion at 1pm. The 35 metre high turbine hall once housed the boiler and four 500 MW…Read moreRead more
Implosion date set for historic Detroit hotel…
Dykon prepares for weekend blast of vacant Park Avenue Hotel. DemolitionNews.com reports.
Blast to mark Kingsnorth milestone…
Turbine hall to fall this week. Another building at Kingsnorth Power Station is due to be demolished. A controlled explosion of a 35-metre turbine hall, which housed a boiler and four turbo-generators, will take place at 1pm on Thursday. Many of the station’s smaller buildings have already been removed from the 1.6 kmsq site. Because…Read moreRead more
Video – Donora-Webster bridge blasted…
Blast drops bridge into waters below. The Donora-Webster Bridge that once connected Washington and Westmoreland Counties has been imploded. The 110-year-old bridge over the Monongahela River had been closed since 2009 because it was deteriorating. The implosion utilised 387 charges and 72 lbs. of explosives to send the debris into the river below. Read more…Read moreRead more
Video – Refining the implosion process…
Liberty Industrial carries out explosive demolition of Clyde Refinery infrastructure A 65 metre tall, 1,500 tonne structure previously used in the refining process has been demolished using controlled explosive techniques. Liberty Industrial demolished the unit as part of the Clyde Terminal Conversion Project which involves demolishing and remove redundant refining infrastructure, as well as other…Read moreRead more
Video – P&H mill laid to rest…
Hundreds of people came out, braving the rain, to see the end on an era as the Parrish & Heimbecker mill was imploded. DemolitionNews.com reports.
