Pair of tower blocks fall to implosion. A pair of 16-storey residential tower blocks have been demolished in a controlled explosion in the Beauval neighbourhood of Seine-et-Marne Check out the video below: Seine-et-Marne. Spectaculaire destruction de… by leparisien
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Video – French do double demolition…
Video – Farewell to Birmingham eyesore…
Demolition of 22-storey NatWest tower underway. Redevelopment partners Rockspring and Sterling won approval in August to demolish the 22-storey eyesore tower, which dates back to the 1970s and has been empty for more than a decade. It will be replaced by a new 26-storey landmark building which is expected to be completed in 2019. The…Read moreRead more
Video – Weyehaeuser crane demolition…
Crane looks like dying giraffe as it falls. We know pretty much nothing about the origins of this video. But when you see the crane fall, you will understand precisely why we chose to share it with you: Weyerhaeuser Crane Demolition from Velocity Video Productions on Vimeo.
Video – New view of Jersey City blast…
Drone provides unique perspective on triple implosion. Regular readers and viewers will recall that we brought you a film of the controlled explosive demolition of three Montgomery Gardens tower blocks in Jersey City. The blast was that good that – even though the video was a bit raw – it made it into our countdown…Read moreRead more
Video – CDI implodes FIFA’s South African HQ…
Former World Cup HQ dropped in controlled explosion. Given the multitude of corruption accusations circling the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), it is a wonder that the organisation’s home during the 2010 World Cup did not implode itself. Instead, the explosive demolition was charged to Controlled Demolition, Inc (CDI) acting as technical consultant to…Read moreRead more
Video Exclusive – Safedem drops Hawick Court…
Early morning blast draws Belville Street demolitions to a close. Safedem has completed the series of controlled explosive demolitions it started in Belville Street, Greenock back in 2013 when the company felled three similar blocks. Despite having imploded three identical blocks, the latest blast was not without its challenges. A historic church with significant stained…Read moreRead more
Video – Bay Bridge pier popped…
Bubble curtain used to minimise damage to marine life. Caltrans imploded an underwater pier of the old Bay Bridge eastern span at 7:17 a.m. Saturday, triggering 22,000 pounds of dynamite to pulverize the upper portion of the structure. Spouts of water shot skyward from the force of the blast, but the explosives detonated mostly below…Read moreRead more
Video – China carries out its biggest blast…
118 metre high tower block felled in controlled blast. Chinese contractors have carried out the biggest controlled explosive demolition in the country’s history. The 118-metre-high building was demolished on Sunday morning in Xi’an City, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. “The operation worked quite well. For one thing the building collapsed in the correct direction and for…Read moreRead more
Hawick Court reduced to rubble…
Early morning blast marks end of Belville Street high rises. The last of the high rise flats in the Belville Street area of Greenock was demolished by explosion early today (Sunday). Hawick Court on Kilmacolm Road, which had 76 flats, came down around 4.10am using 40 kg of explosives. The explosive demolition was carried out…Read moreRead more
News update – Video captures massive site fire…
Blaze rips through Cantillon site. Following on from our earlier report on the fire that swept through a demolition site in London’s Old Street, video footage of the blaze has now emerged. Social media feeds were abuzz with news of the fire as smoke billowed from the site where contractor Cantillon is demolishing the former…Read moreRead more
