Controlled collapse fells aircraft hangar. One of the TWA aircraft hangars at Los Angeles International airport is no more, following a controlled collapse that felled most of the building in an instant:
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Video – Demolition of Dowling Avenue bridge
Time-lapse film captures demolition of Toronto overpass. This video shows the removal of the Dowling Avenue Bridge, which spans the F.G. Gardiner Expressway. The bridge was made up of two spans, one span over the eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and one span over the westbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway. The bridge is comprised of concrete girders…Read moreRead more
Video – Triple Chinese blast…
Video captures massive power station implosion. Two 85-meter-high cooling towers and a 180-meter-high chimney were demolished by controlled blasting in a coal-fired power plant in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday. The demolition was part of the region’s efforts to reduce air pollution. The power plant was constructed under the help of the…Read moreRead more
Video – A grisly discovery…
Demolition crew takes pictures of “mannequin” only to find it is a dead body. Crews demolishing a Merriam home made a disturbing discovery Friday afternoon. A body was found in the rubble of the home in the 5400 block of Antioch Road next to Merriam Town Center. “I kicked in both doors walked through both…Read moreRead more
Video – Chinese building collapse…
Building falls onto excavator operator. I hate this. I hate the fact that, having dedicated DemolitionNews to delivering unfiltered industry news from across the globe, I am required to share things like this. The following video – from China – shows the brief but catastrophic collapse of a building that was being demolished. Do yourselves…Read moreRead more
Video – Up the creek…
Blast fells Buffalo bridge. The New York State Department of Transportation has carried out the implosion of the old Route 219 bridge over Cattaraugus Creek. The bridge was closed last month.
Video – Tearing out heart of glass…
Wring Group demolishes last vestiges of glass production in its native city. The demolition of the Pilkington Glass premises in St Thomas Street brings to an end a long history of glass making in Bristol’s city centre. Check out the video below:
Video – PP O’Connor graduates with honours…
Contractor marks final phase of university demolition contract. PP O’Connor began work in November last year to demolish the Faraday Building and other associated structures for the University of Manchester to make way for the £60 million Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre. The demolition of the link bridge between the Faraday Building and the Faraday…Read moreRead more
Video – Bird Creek Bridge blown…
Sunday morning blast for Oklahoma bridge. Crews detonated the remaining bridge near 56th Street North and Highway 169 in Owasso, Oklahoma on Sunday morning. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation stopped all traffic on both north and south sides of the work zone near the Bird Creek area, between Owasso and Tulsa.
Video – Hillhead Highlights #3
Our latest video countdown of the hottest kit at next month’s show. Hillhead 2016 is now just a month away. So time to dig out your sunscreen and waterproofs, sunglasses and rain hat and start planning your route to Buston in Derbyshire. But before you do, be sure to check out this latest video countdown…Read moreRead more
