Blast drops bridge into waters below. The Donora-Webster Bridge that once connected Washington and Westmoreland Counties has been imploded. The 110-year-old bridge over the Monongahela River had been closed since 2009 because it was deteriorating. The implosion utilised 387 charges and 72 lbs. of explosives to send the debris into the river below. Read more…Read moreRead more
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Video – Donora-Webster bridge blasted…
Video – Refining the implosion process…
Liberty Industrial carries out explosive demolition of Clyde Refinery infrastructure A 65 metre tall, 1,500 tonne structure previously used in the refining process has been demolished using controlled explosive techniques. Liberty Industrial demolished the unit as part of the Clyde Terminal Conversion Project which involves demolishing and remove redundant refining infrastructure, as well as other…Read moreRead more
Video – P&H mill laid to rest…
Hundreds of people came out, braving the rain, to see the end on an era as the Parrish & Heimbecker mill was imploded. DemolitionNews.com reports.
Tioxide Tower toppled…
Blast changes Grimsby skyline forever. Tioxide Tower – for decades an iconic feature of the Grimsby skyline – is no more. In a flash, a total of 120 individual charges ripped through the base of the 350ft structure, in a spectacular controlled demolition that reduced the stack to rubble in seconds. A symbol of global…Read moreRead more
Video – Bertolino building blasted…
Sunday implosion fells long vacant Harrisburg block. Deliberate or otherwise, it was a reduction in height rather than a full-blown implosion that work the folks of Harrisburg early yesterday. The vacant Bertolino Building was imploded to make way for a parking lot for The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). The lot should be completed…Read moreRead more
Countdown to Bertolino blast…
CDI makes final checks ahead of Sunday implosion. The vacant Bertolino Building in Harrisburg will be imploded on Sunday morning to make way for a 219-space parking lot. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency bought that property in September to provide more parking for its 2,500 employees who work in its North Seventh Street headquarters….Read moreRead more
CDI eyes Edison plant…
Explosive demolition the safe option, says Loizeaux. The old DTE power plant in Marysville, which has been in the process of slow motion demolition for months now, could be on its way down much more quickly. Mark Loizeaux, the owner of Controlled Demolition Inc. addressed the Marysville City Council at its regular meeting on May…Read moreRead more
Video – Two Rivers stack grounded…
Blast drops century-old chimney. A more than 100-year-old smokestack in Two Rivers is now a pile of rubble. Demolition crews used explosives to knock down the Hamilton Manufacturing Company smokestack yesterday afternoon. Hamilton Manufacturing Company was the City of Two Rivers’ largest employer from 1880 until 2013. Read more here, or view the video below:
Video – Hollywood Race Track has run its last…
Dykon implosion fells roof of famous race track. The cantilever roof of the iconic Hollywood Park Racetrack grandstand, which played host to 75 years of horse racing fans, was destroyed Sunday morning in a controlled implosion. Demolishing the grandstand clears the way for a proposed $2 billion football stadium, entertainment and residential complex. Read more…Read moreRead more
Video – Christchurch police station imploded…
Police station damaged in earthquake imploded in Christchurch, New Zealand. DemolitionNews reports.
