Former BBC transmitter masts felled in Dorset. For decades, the transmitter towers at Rampisham Downs in Dorset helped blast the BBC World Service signal across the English Channel to listeners across Continental Europe. But with the advent of satellite technology, those towers have fallen silent and – subsequently – into disrepair. So they’re coking down….Read moreRead more
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Video – Towers topple to mark end of an era…
Man killed in Indian collapse…
Four men still feared missing following collapse of six storey block. One man was killed, two were injured and four more remain missing feared trapped following the unplanned collapse of a six storey building in Chandivali, Mumbai in India on Saturday. Chief fire officer P. Rahangdale said that the middle portion of the structure collapsed…Read moreRead more
Video – So much for German efficiency…
Bridge pillars fall at second attempt. The piers that once supported a section of German autobahn have been demolished. But only at the second time of asking. A series of controlled blasts felled four of the six pillars; but two remained defiantly vertical as explosives failed to detonate. As local people and the news media…Read moreRead more
Video – Crane comes a cropper…
Liberty Industrial blast Port Kembla crane. The decommissioned coal terminal reclaimer at Port Kembla in New South Wales, Australia has been demolished in a controlled explosion carried out by award-winning demolition contractor, Liberty Industrial. The crane was relocated to a dedicated demolition area, away from any live plant prior to the blast. The action is…Read moreRead more
Video – China strikes again…
Chinese demolition crew wells our Holy Crap Files. When we set about creating our YouTube playlist – The Holy Crap Files – it was our intention to bring you a collection of some of the worst examples of demolition we could find from around the world. But we reckoned without the Chinese. With a demolition…Read moreRead more
Video – Bye Bye to Bay Bridge foundations…
Final foundations of old Bay Bridge to be imploded later this year. The last marine foundations of the east span of the old Bay Bridge will be removed from San Francisco Bay this fall, Caltrans officials announced Monday. The remaining 13 foundations will be imploded between Labor Day and 13 November. Caltrans officials said the…Read moreRead more
Video – A fitting tribute…
DSR Demolition dedicates implosion to colleague. The successful completion of any explosive demolition contract is always a heady mix of pride and relief. But the blast that brought down the six-storey Rishworth Street car park in Wakefield on Sunday was doubly special for all those involved. Ten minutes before Rotherham-based contractor DSR Demolition hit the…Read moreRead more
Video – DSR drops car park…
Sunday morning blast sparks revitalisation of Wakefield’s Civic Quarter. DSR Demolition, ably assisted by explosives veteran Dick Green, carried out the explosive demolition of the Rishworth Street multi-storey car park yesterday morning. The implosion is part of a wider plan to revitalise the city’s Civic Quarter and attract investment into architectural gems including the former…Read moreRead more
Video – Busting bridges in California…
Video captures all the action of overnight possession. On Monday night, crews began the night-time demolition of the old Norwalk Boulevard/San Antonio Drive bridge. This excellent video from Caltrans captures the best of the action:
Video – Bridge collapse caught on live stream…
Bridge falls as cameras roll. Earlier this week in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a section of a 64-year old bridge being torn down to make way for a new structure unexpectedly collapsed, endangering the Union Pacific tracks which run beneath it. Demolition crews had been working on the bridge since Monday, taking down the Grand Avenue…Read moreRead more
