10 buildings whose demolition didn't go as smoothly as planned

Every year, thousands of residential buildings and structures around the world are dismantled. In this case, the so-called controlled demolition method is often used, in which the structure is demolished in one stage with the help of explosives. The main feature of this type of demolition is that the building collapses inward after the explosion, which makes it possible to destroy almost any building, even in conditions of close urban development.

If you have ever witnessed the demolition of buildings using this method, you must have been impressed by how simple the process seems to be. In reality, things are much more complicated, and the art of demolition is almost as difficult as the art of erecting buildings.

We prepared 10 "controlled" explosions, the mistakes in which in some cases led to comical, and in others to tragic results. Fortunately, no one was hurt during these events.

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1. Philips tower, Netherlands

When the demolition specialists set to work on a building formerly owned by Philips (Eindhoven, the Netherlands), the charge they laid was not enough. As a result, after the explosion, the elevator shaft survived, which continued to challenge would-be demolitionists until a bulldozer arrived to demolish it.

2. Tower storage, Australia

This ancient tower vault, located in Redbank, Australia, refused to go down without a fight. 115 kg of explosives only knocked down the building, after which it depicted the Leaning Tower of Pisa for about 40 minutes, after which the excavators managed to weaken the support and complete what had been started.

3. 16-storey building, Russia

The demolition workers who worked on this unfinished residential building in Sevastopol were especially distinguished. When the specialists failed to demolish the 16-story building the first time, they referred to the fact that they were prevented from planting more explosives by the residential buildings located around. Ultimately, the building was only demolished on the third attempt.

4. Silos, USA

We would not want to be near this tower while it is being dismantled in such an original way.

5. Feed mill, USA

When demolitions tried to demolish this feed tower in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the building simply fell into the basement. It stood there looking triumphant for another two weeks while the work crew tore it apart by more traditional means.

6 Failed Building Demolition, Russia

It was not possible to collect detailed information about this video, but during the viewing of the recording, you can hear comments from eyewitnesses behind the scenes, who consider everything that happens to be extremely funny. And they are right.

7. Old storage, Turkey

This "controlled" demolition nearly turned into a disaster when an old flour storage facility decided to do somersaults perilously close to residential buildings during the fall. Fortunately, it stopped in time and no one was hurt.

8. Demolition of a dilapidated building, China

When it came time to demolish this structure in Liuzhou to make room for residential buildings, the demolition specialists came up with the following plan: to blast the building into two parts, which then had to fall to the ground. With one half, the plan worked perfectly, while the other stubbornly continued to stand in its place. Later, it was dismantled in the old fashioned way - with cranes and bulldozers.

9. Mad River Power Plant, USA

In preparation for the demolition of a tower in Ohio, experts simply forgot to cut the rebar at its base. During the explosion, the fall did not occur in the direction that was expected from him, and the tower broke the power line. Thousands of people were left without electricity, and the owners of the power plant later sued the demolition team for negligence.

10. "Controlled" demolition of a thermal power plant, Canada

The towers at this thermal power plant in New Brunswick just didn't get the attention of all those explosions at their feet. And they continued to stand as if nothing had happened.