Quadruple blast drops stacks at plant that built WWII tanks. With simultaneous blasts that were reportedly heard from miles around, an implosion brought down four brick smokestacks in Birdsboro at 3 p.m. Friday. In about nine seconds, four smokestacks at the old Armorcast plant fell to the ground. “I was busy talking to her and…Read moreRead more
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Video -Tank plant stacks felled…
Birdsboro blast delayed…
Administrative delays push back smokestack blast. The skyline of a Berks County borough will remain unchanged for at least a few more days. An implosion of four brick smokestacks in Birdsboro has been postponed because of a paperwork issue with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, officials said. The implosion of the stacks at the…Read moreRead more
Video – Below the surface…
Finnish demolition crew performs underwater explosive demolition. Whether it’s Leipäjuusto (bread cheese) or the Salmiakki salted liquorice liquor, you can always rely on the Finns to come up with something unusual. So here is demolition contractor 1R Demolition and a team of divers carrying out the explosive underwater demolition of foundations in the nation’s capital,…Read moreRead more
Video – Dykon downs dusty Duke…
Implosion marks final chapter for Sutton Steam Plant. The last of three boilers at the Sutton Steam Plant outside Wilmington came down Wednesday in an early-morning implosion. The implosion – carried out once again by Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp – removes the last Duke Energy coal plant in eastern North Carolina, and brings to seven…Read moreRead more
Video – Coal plant imploded…
Major blast fells French coal plant. Our friends at Ginger CEBTP Démolition have been at it again; this time bringing their explosive demolition expertise to bear on a former coal plant near the city of Nevers in the company’s native France. The work was carried out in conjunction with the demolition team at 4D-DSD:
Video – Moulivakkam tower toppled…
Implosion fells Indian tower block damaged in 2014. An 11-storey building that was declared unsafe after an adjacent block collapsed in 2014 was on Wednesday demolished using implosion technique in less than ten seconds, amid tight security. A posse of police cordoned off the area and residents living about 100 meters near the building were…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
