A local mayor has called a halt on an implosion after a first attempt went awry.
Just over two weeks ago, a US demolition contractor attempted to fell a BASF chemical factory in Portsmouth, Virginia. But all did not go according to plan and a large part of the building was left standing.
Possibly prompted by the huge plume of dust created by the original implosion, local residents started a campaign to have further implosions halted on the grounds that they had not received sufficent warning. That campaign was heeded by the local mayor who called a halt to the demolition works while different methods were considered.
The following video comes courtesy of local TV news company, WAVY.TV. And we would draw your attention to the name of the local resident featured 59 seconds into this video. Who better to create a stink about a failed implosion?
