Incredible footage has emerged of one of the largest explosive demolition operations in the UK in the past 75 years. The mammoth Basic Oxygen Steelmaking (BOS) Plant in Teesside was be brought down by explosive demolition this morning (October 1).
The explosion saw 1.6 tonnes of explosives being used to level the 65-metre building. The demolition was made up of three blasts over a seven second period, bringing the 60,000-tonne structure down, reports Teesside Live.
Residents across Teesside have reported being able to hear the blast from miles away. One Redcar woman said they heard it there and a Skelton resident added: "I thought my roof had come off".
