Former mustard gas factory falls to latest Lee Demolition implosion.
At noon the Rhodia Chemical Factory, in Bristol, stood alone on a derelict site. Seconds later, it was nothing more than a heap of mangled steel.
The implosion was handled by Lee Demolition Group, with managing director David Lee pressing the button.
“It’s taken about four days to prepare the site. It’s involved some pre-cutting within the building. This demolition is quite difficult as the structure is heavy duty.
“It also can be quite hazardous because of chemicals so we’ve had to do all the environmental checks beforehand. We added a charge to 18 of the legs the factory stands on and added the nitroglycerin. Once the button is pressed it sets off the charge.”
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