Family of three killed as concrete barrier falls onto road below. A young Washington State family, including an infant boy, was killed in a nightmare stroke of bad luck when a concrete barrier fell from an overpass onto a moving pickup. Josh and Vanessa Ellis and their 8-month-old baby Hudson were identified as the unlucky…Read moreRead more
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Video – Statesman Towers coming down…
Wrecking ball takes first swing ahead of five-month contract. Demolition of the Statesman Towers on the campus of Indiana State University began Monday morning. The first hit of the wrecking ball to the East Tower started at 11 a.m. These towers, built in the late 1960’s, were originally used as residence halls and then later…Read moreRead more
Video – Shock as pub is demolished without warning…
Historic pub flattened to avoid listed building headache. An historic pub in Kilburn has been demolished without permission from the local council. Residents were incredulous when the Carlton Tavern was demolished with all the contents — including a flat screen television, darts board and pint glasses still on the bar — still inside. The pub…Read moreRead more
Video – Pasadena power plant popped…
Double blast fells stack and power plant building. It took less than 10 seconds to bring down two structures at the old AES Deepwater plant in Pasadena. The plant is located along Light Company Road near the Houston Ship Channel. The demolition included a chimney and a decommissioned power plant building. The 475 foot chimney…Read moreRead more
Video – Murray drops mine building…
Explosive demolition fells structure at Cassidy Lake mine site. OK, so there’s a minute or so of scene-setting and rather too many dignitary handshakes for our “get on with it already” tastes. But when the blast happens at the 1.19 mark, it is well worth the wait.
Video – Surfers Paradise demolition…
Abyss Demolition carries out stunning top-down demolition. The sun came out in the UK yesterday for what might yet prove to be our single day of summer. Contrast that with the azure blue skies over Surfer’s Paradise in Australia where Abyss Demolition recently completed a challenging top-down contract on the sea front. Fair dinkum, we…Read moreRead more
Video – Close call for surveyors…
Roof collapses while derelict building is being inspected. Officials are thanking their lucky stars this morning after a building they were inspecting in Waverly partially collapsed while they were on the roof. The derelict building had lain empty for two years and was being inspected prior to a planned demolition. Now, having been rendered unsafe…Read moreRead more
Video – All front, no rear…
Rye Demolition takes delivery of unique zero tailswing Hyundai high reach. Just before the Easter holidays, Rye Demolition took delivery of the latest in a long line of Hyundai excavators. But this one was a bit different; and rather than arriving direct from local dealer Molson Group, this one had done a detour via excavator…Read moreRead more
Video – Demolition underway at factory blaze site…
Newline Midlands takes charge after former cigarette factory goes up in smoke. The roof of the former Player’s factory in Radford came tumbling to the ground on Thursday morning as demolition work began on the fire-struck building. Huge sections of wall were brought down revealing the still-smoking interior of what is now student accommodation. The…Read moreRead more
Video – Hold back the river…
Canal temporarily diverted during complex aqueduct demolition works. Electrified railway lines and large volumes of canal water do not a good mix make. So this incredible film demonstrates the engineering ingenuity required to replace an aqueduct over a railway line. The time-lapse footage from Network Rail shows the Forth and Clyde canal being drained and…Read moreRead more
