Manual demolition because the wrecker didn’t possess equipment tall enough
The landmark smokestack at the former Pangborn Corp. plant in Hagerstown fell Monday. Allegany Wrecking and Salvage tore down the 30 metre (100-foot) tall smokestack along Pangborn Boulevard printed with the word “Pangborn.”
All that remains of the demolition project is to “clean up and get out of there,” said Joel Merrbaugh, owner of the company contracted to demolish the building.
The top few feet of the stack were brought down by hand, while the remainder was taken down by a wrecking ball. Merrbaugh said the top was removed by hand because the company did not have wrecking equipment tall enough to reach the top of the stack.
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