Kiev water tower demolition caught on camera. If the Ukrainian crew behind this demolition were hoping that their efforts would fell the entire water tower in Kiev, they were to be sadly disappointed. But if they were merely aiming to knock its hat off, then they can consider this “mission accomplished”.
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Video – Tower’s hat knocked off…
Video – Dorton tackles tulip…
Dorton Demolition munches down concrete tulip tower. No explanation, no back-story and no commentary. Just a Dorton Demolition high reach equipped with a pretty pearsome set of jaws munching down a tulip-shaped concrete tower.
Video – Familiar faces…
Midlands region out in force for Late Summer Ball. I’ll warn you in advance – This film contains no demolition whatsoever. But if you’re from the Midlands and Wales region and would like to see yourself on screen; or if you’re from another part of the UK and would like to see what your Midlands…Read moreRead more
Video – Steam plant stemmed…
Implosion fells 60-year old steam station. After more than 60 years in service, Duke Energy’s Dan River Steam Station in Eden is now just a pile of rubble. The company imploded the powerhouse and three boilers on Sunday morning. Duke Energy is scheduled to conduct a second implosion to take down the precipitator later this…Read moreRead more
Video – CDI pops for an Indian…
Controlled Demolition Inc. carries out successful silo blast in Muddapur. Controlled Demolition Inc, one of the world’s best-known explosive demolition companies, has reinforced its international reputation with an impressive blast in India. Acting as implosion contractor to Property Owner, J.K. Cement Works of Delhi, India, the company felled a 73 metre tall damaged, post-tensioned controlled…Read moreRead more
Video – Big Bang in Little Rock…
Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp bags another big blast. A pair of controlled blasts brought down part of the Cecil Lynch power plant in North Little Rock on Friday. The natural gas plant, located across the Arkansas River from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport-Adams Field, was built in 1946, sits on a 130 acres and…Read moreRead more
Video – French water tower imploded…
Spectacular film captures final moments of French water tower. Sadly, like the vast majority of my fellow countrymen, I am hideously and unforgivably mono-lingual. Sure, I studied French at school but the only word I remember is guepe (wasp) and the only phrase I have ever mastered is “le singe est dans l’arbe” (the monkey…Read moreRead more
Video – End of the thrill ride…
Pair of excavators fell last remnants of roller coaster. Given the safety track record of theme park thrill rides in the recent past, the demolition of roller coasters could quite easily become a more common sight. Thankfully – based on this video from AlliedBean Demolition – they apparently fall like a deck of cards:
Video – Swiss bridge eaten alive…
Drone captures overnight bridge demolition. Mendrisio is a municipality in the district in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is best-known as the seat of the Accademia di Architettura of the university of Italian-speaking Switzerland (USI). But, for a moment, it will be better known as the origin of this great new drone video…Read moreRead more
Video – Out with the old…
New York bridge removed and replaced. Watch a Port Authority time-lapse of the demolition/reconstruction of the Travis Spur Rail Bridge, part of Staten Island’s Goethals Bridge Replacement Project.
