Implosion

Andy Gotlieb – CEG SENIOR EDITOR - Wed October 16, 2024

Tropicana Takedown … in 22 Seconds

The Tropicana Hotel stood, in some form or fashion, for 67 years, but it took just 22 seconds to level the famed casino's two 23-story hotel towers in Las Vegas on Oct. 9, although it required months of preparation since its April closure....

West Virginia Department of Transportation - Wed March 29, 2023

VIDEO: One Span of W. Va.'s South Fairmont Arch Bridges Imploded as Part of I-79 Expansion

Officials with the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) are calling the recent implosion of one of the two South Fairmont Arch Bridges a huge milestone in the agency's $72.5 million Interstate 79 widening project....

Miami Herald - Wed November 16, 2022

VIDEO: Miami Beach's Historic Deauville Beach Hotel Imploded After Falling Into Disrepair

The emblematic Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach was demolished on Nov. 13 as crowds of onlookers witnessed the fall of the seaside hotel that once hosted icons of music such as The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and Tony Bennett....

WJXT-TV News4Jax - Wed March 09, 2022

Eyesore in Jacksonville, Fla., Finally Imploded, New Skyscraper Could Take Its Place

The building known as downtown Jacksonville, Fla.'s most infamous eyesore finally came down on the morning of March 6. Thousands of people from around the northeast Florida city watched the 10-second implosion that erased the building from the skyline....

Emily Buenzle - Mon July 23, 2018

One Injured in Building Collapse

A 12-story building collapsed in Miami Beach on the morning of July 23, injuring at least one person. There is no indication yet as to what may have caused the collapse of the empty, 55-year-old Marlborough House condominiums, the Miami Herald reported....

Emily Buenzle - Mon July 23, 2018

VIDEO: Crews Implode Historic Tower

Crews imploded Nashville's historic Sullivan Tower at 8:30 a.m. on July 21. Some of the 11-storey office building, which opened in 1953, had been demolished earlier this year, CBS News reported. Crews placed multiple covers over the building before using 600 lbs....

Emily Buenzle - Wed January 10, 2018

Video: Tower Implosion Paves Way for Future Development

Nashville's LifeWay Draper Tower successfully came down section by section in a planned implosion Jan. 6, which used around 600 lbs. of explosives. "Everything went 100 percent perfect," said Steve Pettigrew, who was in charge of executing the implosion, The Tennessean reported....

The Associated Press - Mon December 04, 2017

Blasts Fails to Bring Down Upper Section of Silverdome

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A partial implosion of the Silverdome failed to bring down the upper section of the Detroit Lions' former home as intended Dec. 3 as demolition of the stadium began. Demolition company Adamo said the blasts in Pontiac, Mich....