Implosion drops central span of 85-year old Kentucky bridge. The Lake Barkley Bridge was demolished in an implosion Wednesday morning in Trigg County, Kentucky. The bridge opened in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1932. It was 3,104-foot bridge and cost more than $566,000 to build. It’s official name was “The Henry R. Lawrence Memorial Bridge.” The…Read moreRead more
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Video – Lake Barkley bridge laid to rest…
Video – Decommissioning Dounreay…
Demolition doesn’t get more challenging than this. In a week in which it was announced that demolition workers had been exposed to radioactive particles while dismantling a plutonium processing plant in the US, this video from the Dounreay nuclear power plant in Scotland provides a fascinating insight into the complexity of this kind of work….Read moreRead more
Video – Brush with death…
Only quick reactions saved this man. Less than a week after a woman was killed on a London street when a pallet of bricks fell from a tower crane, a man has had a narrow escape as a chunk of concrete flew from a London demolition site, missing him by inches. According to reports in…Read moreRead more
Video – Demolition TV hits small screen…
The all-new episode of Demolition TV is here! Can you believe that Demolition TV has just broadcast its 14th episode? This all-new episode features a huge variety of content and features companies including Clarke Demolition Company, Metro Deconstruction and JCB, together with our new show sponsor CanTrack Global. You can check out the feature-length episode…Read moreRead more
Video – Anatomy of an implosion…
Incredible behind-the-scenes look at a mega-blast. A few weeks ago, we brought you footage of an implosion at the Nanticoke Generating Station on the shore of Lake Erie. But now, thanks to our buddy Tristan Rakowski at Manitoba-based Rakowski Cartage & Wrecking, we can bring you an exclusive and extensive look behind the scenes of…Read moreRead more
Video – Danish silo blast goes horribly wrong…
Harbour silo falls onto public library. Danish demolition contractors were left red-faced this weekend when the planned implosion of a harbour-side silo went horribly awry. ‘I simply do not know how it may have gone so bad,’ blasting manager Kenneth Wegge told Danish new network TV EAST.
Video – Cat’s home-town advantage…
Demolition is underway in downtown Peoria. And the machine choice is wholly appropriate. Demolition work has begun at the Riverfront Village platform in downtown Peoria. And the machine selected to spearhead the demolition could not be more appropriate as the name Caterpillar is synonymous with the Illinois town. Preparatory work last week removed the last…Read moreRead more
Video – Excavator lies down at hotel…
Operator unscathed as machine falls partially into void. You know you’re having a bad day when you’re minding your own business when suddenly the ground swallows one of your machine’s tracks. And you know your day is about to get a whole lot worse when you realise that someone was filming you when it happened.
Video – Anglian in cliffhanger…
East Anglian demolition company demolishes homes teetering on the brink. The demolition has been completed of the first of five homes at risk of falling into the sea after storms battered the Norfolk coast. The chalets have been teetering on the edge of the cliff in Hemsby since Saturday.
Video – No room for error…
10-storey block imploded in Austin, Texas. A former University of Texas building was demolished Sunday morning. Ashbel Smith Hall was imploded at 8 am, local time. The building was 10 stories tall and built in 1974 as an administrative office for the University of Texas. It was torn down in order to make way for…Read moreRead more