Blast fells Conway landmark. The 300-foot tall stacks at the Grainger Generation Station in Conway were demolished on 7 February 2016. The Dolphus M. Grainger Power Station was retired at the end of 2012 after 50 years of coal-fired power generating.
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Video – Twin stack blast…
Video – Kentucky bridge blown…
Bridge-blasted in real-life Hazard County. I can’t help thinking that the fish in the US must be suffering from headaches, shell-shock or mortal fear for their lives from an untimely death from above. It seems that rarely a week goes by when we don’t bring oyu footage of hundreds of tonnes of bridge rubble being…Read moreRead more
Video – Saskatoon bridge, Take 2…
Phase 2 of bridge blast moves deck slightly closer to the water. The second blast on the Traffic Bridge in Saskatoon has dropped another portion of the more than 100 year old bridge into the river below. Less spectacular than the previous blast last month, the second implosion basically moved the bridge deck slightly closer…Read moreRead more
Video – BAM’s boiler blast…
We were hoping for a better video; Brown and Mason delivered. Earlier today, we brought you a raw, amateur video showing the explosive demolition of part of the Isle of Grain power station yesterday and said we hoped to bring you something a little more “professional”. Well, Brown and Mason’s Nick Brown was listening and…Read moreRead more
Video – Isle of Grain falls to BAM power…
Another day at the office for Brown and Mason as Isle of Grain power station falls. While many of us were gathered around the space heater and complaining about the cold at the opening of the new Worsley Plant depot in Essex yesterday, the explosive demolition crew at Brown and Mason was on station at…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Hulton Bridge dropped…
Implosion drops massive Oakmont span. Just a few moments ago, explosive demolition crews carried out the successful demolition of the Hulton Bridge, dropping the 108-year old span into the Allegheny River below. The blast occurred at 9:49 a.m. and it took only a few seconds for the bridge to drop into the water. The blast…Read moreRead more
Video – Felling the giant…
Explosive end for East German power station. Dutch demolition experts from DDM Demontage BV have carried out the explosive demolition of the Explosion of the Bunkerschwerbau” and the machine house of the old Hagenwerder power station. Commissioned by Vattenfall, the demolition stats are: Bunkerschwerbau: 12 x 187 x 55 metres, content 123.420m³ Machine house: 43…Read moreRead more
Video – New Bern silos no more…
Little and large blasts fell North Carolina structures. The implosion of two concrete grain silos took place in New Bern this morning, without too many problems. As planned, the first 75-foot silo fell, followed by the 175-foot structure at 10:30 a.m. The demolition company said there were a few broken windows at a house across…Read moreRead more
Video – Big Bulgarian blast…
Superb drone footage of plant’s last moments. We have very little to go on with this video which is a pity because it’s great. According to the caption, it was shot at Kremilkovci which – according to Google – is in Bulgaria. It was also shot by a company called Dronado which is based in…Read moreRead more
Video – Into the icy depths below…
Saskatoon bridge blasted into frozen river. A more than century-old Saskatoon landmark has finished with a bang. Half of the Traffic Bridge was demolished by an impressive 16 directional explosive charges at 9 a.m. CT on Sunday. The debris field was expected to cover about 10 metres around the blast site, according to officials with…Read moreRead more
